No-Brand Fedoras of Distinction

[Chepstow]

A Flea market day ended up with that nice Fedora from 1940. The sweatband has a stamp with, AUG 1940.
oh I love that germans thoroughness. Photos after a good brush and a good dose steam. Size between 57-58

 

[splintercellsz]

Very nice!!!!! That really narrows the date down, eh?

 

[Landman]

Manfred,

That is a beauty. You guys in Germany find a lot of great hats!

 

[Chepstow]

Splinter and Mike, thanks, guys! Indeed! That is a good thing with the date stamp in German hats, a lot of hats have them.
Mike, in Germany are many flea markets every week the whole year. The chance is big to find a nice hat!

 

[Benzadmiral]

OR clone I got for free

Yes, that's right, free. I'd purchased a Champ Kasmir finish OR clone. The seller emailed me, refunding my money, as the hat I'd bought had been destroyed by moths -- and he was sending me a similar hat with much less damage, for free. This is it, a no-brand with soft felt, a fairly stiff 2.5" brim, and about a 5" crown at its high point.

Now that I've padded the sweat a little and swooped the brim to my taste, it's quite sharp and will make a nice beater:

Here's the liner crest. "Moveo et Proficio," it says, which sounds familiar:

And a stern shot. You'll see that I haven't gotten out the hints of where the original cattleman's bash was, but I'm working on it:

All in all, it's a pleasant lid. I'll try cleaning it a little, but it's surprisingly nice as it is.

 

[Chepstow]

Paul, nice one! Looks not like a beater. I guess it was a good deal for you!

 

[davidraphael]

Still one of my favourite hats. Grey 1930s velour.

 

[Chepstow]

David, I can understand why! Very very nice!

 

[randooch]

David, I can understand why! Very very nice!

+1!

Benzadmiral, I seem to remember "moveo et proficio" being the motto that Knox used . . . ? That's a supple looking clone. Nice of the seller to handle it that way, too.

 

[Benzadmiral]

+1!

Benzadmiral, I seem to remember "moveo et proficio" being the motto that Knox used . . . ? That's a supple looking clone. Nice of the seller to handle it that way, too.

Ah -- so that's why the text was familiar! I've searched here, and yes, people have posted that was the Knox motto. I wonder why the Knox name isn't on the liner somewhere. Maybe the store, Scarbrough's, in Austin replaced the Knox sweatband with their own, or something.