RomanImperator
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+1 Any tags under the sweat? Still might not help much on the Bond.mid 60's or newer on the Stetson....no idea on the bond
That is a beauty. Almost makes me want to spend a rainy day at the horse races picking the best mudders.Berlin Gubener Hutfabrik "Turf", Weather - Proof, Crown Open 5 1/2, Brim 2 1/2 inches, 55cm probably later 1930s. I have been looking for a B.G.H. hat for a long time. Berlin Gubener Hutfabrik was the largest hat factory (Wool and Fur Felt divisions) in Germany but didn't survive WWII. I think they must have sold mostly non branded hats to distributors, whole sellers and large retail establishments. The mixed color felt on this hat is really extraordinary. Also great form and interesting Bow and Over Welt This is now one of my favorite hats even though I can't wear it. What is interesting is this hat was distributed by Friedrich W. Schneider Köln (still in business today and own Stetson Europe) for Jung Augsburg (also still in business today).
Open Crown
Qual. / Quality Turf
Farbe / Color: Azalee / Azalea
55 / 55cm
F.W.S. Koeln / Friedrich W. Schneider Köln
Meh / Mehrfarbig / Multicolored
Thanks! Would have been a good fit in grade school.Fabulous! Sorry it is so small.
Thanks!That is a beauty. Almost makes me want to spend a rainy day at the horse races picking the best mudders.
Michael
Thanks again! It's really tiny (more like 54cm) so it will be a display piece.Steve, that is certainly a winner. love everything about it (with some luck it might even fit me too). I'm not usually a big fan of overwelt brim finishes, but this one has superb detail. Was there not still hat manufacture in Guben in the DDR days, or was that a different place ?
Steve, thanks. I knew I had seen the Guben name somewhere: saw a hat by VEB recently but didn't bring it with me, but it looked a pretty decent hat (maybe I'll see if it's still there).Thanks again! It's really tiny (more like 54cm) so it will be a display piece.
During the DDR everything was consolidated (Guben sustained major war damage) VEB Vereinigte Hutwerke Guben which lasted under a different name into the 1990s.
http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/55-veb-vereinigte-hutwerke-guben/
Remnants of B.G.H ended up in Kassel after WWII and later Recklinghausen.
http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...pic/86-hess-hutfabrik-recklinghausen/?hl=hess
Fabulous colors in that felt! It really should be a 60cm!Berlin Gubener Hutfabrik "Turf", Weather - Proof, Crown Open 5 1/2, Brim 2 1/2 inches, 55cm probably later 1930s. I have been looking for a B.G.H. hat for a long time. Berlin Gubener Hutfabrik was the largest hat factory (Wool and Fur Felt divisions) in Germany but didn't survive WWII. I think they must have sold mostly non branded hats to distributors, whole sellers and large retail establishments. The mixed color felt on this hat is really extraordinary. Also great form and interesting Bow and Over Welt This is now one of my favorite hats even though I can't wear it. What is interesting is this hat was distributed by Friedrich W. Schneider Köln (still in business today and own Stetson Europe) for Jung Augsburg (also still in business today).
Open Crown
Qual. / Quality Turf
Farbe / Color: Azalee / Azalea
55 / 55cm
F.W.S. Koeln / Friedrich W. Schneider Köln
Meh / Mehrfarbig / Multicolored
+++++++++++1 for size 60!!!Fabulous colors in that felt! It really should be a 60cm!
That Florentine milan, from a purely practical standpoint, is unbeatable. I bought one a few years ago specifically to have a hat to wear when I took my kids to Disneyworld for a week. It has since seen numerous trips to the river and endured gallons of central Alabama humidity, and it still looks like I just pulled it out of the box new. I was put off at first by the plastic-y feel of it, but quickly grew to appreciate the resilience of it. It's a go to hat for me in the heat of the summer now.Another binge buy. A rather interesting modern straw by Dobbs. A Florentine "Milan" in two tone with a nice pug. Nothing earth shattering, but kind of a nice kick around straw. The colors are about right in the images. I kinda like it, fake Milan and all. Probably not old at all. Nice leather sweat though. View attachment 73742 View attachment 73743 View attachment 73744