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Okay, this is a cool hat and I don't deserve it.
I'm guessing it's no later than 1940s and very likely earlier.
It's a Miller of Denver Colorado (not to be confused with
today's Miller Hats of Houston, TX). The felt is thinner than a
lot of dress hats you find today and the ribbon, as you can see,
is quite nice.
It doesn't fit me and that does not make me happy. Worse yet,
I tried to stretch it and the sweat ripped on one side. Perfectly
wearable (and I do not recommend replacing this soft, thin sweat)
but it ripped on the gorgeous Miller logo. I hang my head in shame.
Here it is with some dents I put in by hand for the photo. You can
dent it how you wish.
Here it is open crown:
Here's where I ripped the sweat.
Here's the rest of the writing on the sweat. Looks 1930s to me,
but I am not an expert.
It's an old hat. There are rough areas on the surface and a number
of shallow moth bites, not terribly noticeable, and shown here:
That's a tall, maybe 6 1/2" crown and 4" brim. 7 3/8 size is marked
under the sweatband. No liner, doubt there was one.
Does $75 plus $12 shipping sound fair?
I'm guessing it's no later than 1940s and very likely earlier.
It's a Miller of Denver Colorado (not to be confused with
today's Miller Hats of Houston, TX). The felt is thinner than a
lot of dress hats you find today and the ribbon, as you can see,
is quite nice.
It doesn't fit me and that does not make me happy. Worse yet,
I tried to stretch it and the sweat ripped on one side. Perfectly
wearable (and I do not recommend replacing this soft, thin sweat)
but it ripped on the gorgeous Miller logo. I hang my head in shame.
Here it is with some dents I put in by hand for the photo. You can
dent it how you wish.
Here it is open crown:
Here's where I ripped the sweat.
Here's the rest of the writing on the sweat. Looks 1930s to me,
but I am not an expert.
It's an old hat. There are rough areas on the surface and a number
of shallow moth bites, not terribly noticeable, and shown here:
That's a tall, maybe 6 1/2" crown and 4" brim. 7 3/8 size is marked
under the sweatband. No liner, doubt there was one.
Does $75 plus $12 shipping sound fair?
