John, in the first and third photos,what is that round thing? It looks sort of like a hat stretcher
These were all reportedly "Grandpa's tools" if I remember correctly
John, I see it in the american hatters supplie house catalog for 1939
ManofKent's Christy's ruler first, rotated & cropped:
Now mine, same style photo:
For comparison. Note that I have not seen them side by side yet. I am posting and cropping from a mobile with no way to view both before posting...
[Edit - As I thought, they do differ!]
"Faint hat never won fair lady."
Yes, mine is a late 1800's American model. I don't imagine yours is any earlier based on the company & font style, but I can make no claim of any real knowledge in that regard.
"Faint hat never won fair lady."