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Rockwater

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The Lovely Liners thread should do it!
Check out: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/lovely-liners.76615/
Many beautiful liners are posted there.
The liner is what sold me on the Cavanagh.
Sure, that thread is valuable for us, but who's gonna' educate the average Joes, the Johnny Paychecks, the great unwashed masses? These liners deserve their day in the sun!!!
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Selco Silver Beaver Select. Purchased from eBay as new old stock. The sweat was dry rotted and needed to be replaced. I sent it to VS for the new sweat and also asked that the black ribbon be replaced with one in wine with a black striped bow keeper. I think the dark but not black ribbon gives it versatility that all blacks hat lack (my opinion only).

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I normally don’t go for black hats other than Homburgs. This one caught my eye, I just wish the sweat had been in good shape. I miss the embossing that was on the original sweat.


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LuvMyMan

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Selco Silver Beaver Select. Purchased from eBay as new old stock. The sweat was dry rotted and needed to be replaced. I sent it to VS for the new sweat and also asked that the black ribbon be replaced with one in wine with a black striped bow keeper. I think the dark but not black ribbon gives it versatility that all blacks hat lack (my opinion only).

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I normally don’t go for black hats other than Homburgs. This one caught my eye, I just wish the sweat had been in good shape. I miss the embossing that was on the original sweat.


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That is really nice....like it was made that way, sharp. I note no taper in the pictures and the way you have it bashed, super!

How dry was the old sweatband? Was it crumbling?
 
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I've put a piece of tape with your name on it inside. You'll have to deal with my widowed wife (although you'll get it cheap based on how much I told her I paid for it).
If that's the only way I'd get it, I sincerely hope it won't happen for a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time.
 
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That is really nice....like it was made that way, sharp. I note no taper in the pictures and the way you have it bashed, super!

How dry was the old sweatband? Was it crumbling?

The sweat broke as soon as I tried to manipulate it. That was after being conditioned overnight. Both hats I bought from the seller needed new sweats. Kind of a bummer.
 

crawlinkingsnake

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Recently spent some time on Florida's beautiful Longboat Key. You'd think with all the wide brim hats I have to block the sun, fo'sho I'd brought one with me.
But nooooo, actually had to go purchase one! Found this nice ventilated, leather by Henschel Hat Company (http://henschelhats.com). Great while lounging on the beach. Aaaaahh, ain't nuthin' like a new hat, whether ya need it or not! :p

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STECO "Otter Velour" probably late 1930s. Unfortunately this hat was modified. The ribbon / bow was replaced and the brim was probably cut. Luckily I was able to find out that STECO was Friedrich Steinberg Herrmann & Co. Hutfabrik Luckenwalde (Germany). The "Otter Velour" was most likely STECO's answer to J. Hückel ´s Söhne's "Seal Velour". The Velour (finish, hand, color) and original components (liner and sweatband) are very high quality.

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Open Crown

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From "Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News)", December 15, 1936 from the from the Gotisches Haus (Gothic House) Bad Homburg , Germany collection. This a special edition for the Scandinavian market.

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R. Hecht Leipzig - Theater Passage - Grimmaishe Str. 12, Wool, 58cm, 160 grams probably 1930s. The Wool is dense and the finish is very smooth. There is only a small fragment of main paper stamp remaining behind the sweatband. The main paper tag is the same type as a number of other German hats I have that don't have a company mark. My guess is that these hats were made by one of the large scale German Hat Companies that were located in Eastern Germany that produced both Wool and Fur Felt hats but didn't survive WWII.

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The above cm size tag and main paper stamp fragment are similar to the this hat.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/130-ems-hutfabrik/#entry1137

I have few other hats with the same main paper stamp but no company mark. As I mentioned I believe these hats were made by one of the large scale German Hat Companies that were located in Eastern Germany that produced both Wool and Fur Felt hats but didn't survive WWII.

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Steve1857

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STECO "Otter Velour" probably late 1930s. Unfortunately this hat was modified. The ribbon / bow was replaced and the brim was probably cut. Luckily I was able to find out that STECO was Friedrich Steinberg Herrmann & Co. Hutfabrik Luckenwalde (Germany). The "Otter Velour" was most likely STECO's answer to J. Hückel ´s Söhne's "Seal Velour". The Velour (finish, hand, color) and original components (liner and sweatband) are very high quality.

26810064108_4cf22c1ded_b.jpg


40639239222_a55afc014a_b.jpg


38870956980_911e0908c9_b.jpg


25810450717_57c146fd0d_b.jpg


39971568764_8cb7752e3c_b.jpg


38871086760_1ed8616c37_b.jpg


Open Crown

40639369602_42b924b1a9_b.jpg


26810314378_da95530d16_b.jpg


From "Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News)", December 15, 1936 from the from the Gotisches Haus (Gothic House) Bad Homburg , Germany collection. This a special edition for the Scandinavian market.

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Steve, still a great looking hat despite the modifications. The brim certainly does look somewhat clipped. What makes you think the hat was specifically designed for the Scandinavian market? I understand the text as stating that Adolph Kaiser in Stockholm was a representative for Steco not that their hats were necessarily modified to suit Scandinavian fashion.

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Steve1857

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R. Hecht Leipzig - Theater Passage - Grimmaishe Str. 12, Wool, 58cm, 160 grams probably 1930s. The Wool is dense and the finish is very smooth. There is only a small fragment of main paper stamp remaining behind the sweatband. The main paper tag is the same type as a number of other German hats I have that don't have a company mark. My guess is that these hats were made by one of the large scale German Hat Companies that were located in Eastern Germany that produced both Wool and Fur Felt hats but didn't survive WWII.

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26844304278_b78699b73c_b.jpg


40715424781_670a069d46_b.jpg


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40672790142_3373f2087a_b.jpg


40715614111_2b0571ed1b_b.jpg


The above cm size tag and main paper stamp fragment are similar to the this hat.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/130-ems-hutfabrik/#entry1137

I have few other hats with the same main paper stamp but no company mark. As I mentioned I believe these hats were made by one of the large scale German Hat Companies that were located in Eastern Germany that produced both Wool and Fur Felt hats but didn't survive WWII.

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Natural Light

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Nice find, Steve. I particularly like the liner logo.

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