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Blank. No labels, sweat band or anything. Thin, stiff felt
Looks like a nice start for a rebuild.
Blank. No labels, sweat band or anything. Thin, stiff felt
MacLachlan Air-VacYesterday, I posted my newest find, a J. Moores and Sons bowler, possibly 1930s. I also asked what "vacuum fitting" meant. Today, wearing the hat, I found out what it means.
After having it on for less than a minute, the hat seems to "seal" itself to your head. Not in an uncomfortable way, though. It takes a bit of effort to take it off.
This makes sense when remembering that bowlers were used as a type of work hat (the original hard hat in fact) and used when riding horses. Thus, they needed to stay on under various conditions.
My surmise is this one was ordered by a horse rider. He must have been a good one. There are no dents [emoji4]
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Scott & Co.
My name is all over your hat. Maybe we can work a trade?
that. is. amazing.I'm on a hat roll - 3 more great hats picked up today, at two different places. This one is a hat that I've seen a zillion photos of, since I collect pre ww-i baseball photos, but I've never actually seen one. It's called 'The Campus Hat' and was a popular schoolboy hat during the 1910's - you can see the younger men wearing them virtually everywhere. The brim has fine sewing along the edge, but it serves a dual purpose: the underside of the brim is a darker piece of brown felt. You can see the lighter felt beneath it on a couple of moth bites.
I also scored a Stetson Select bowler that I will be wearing publicly!
...and a beautiful late 1940's Dobbs Gay Prince that I will probably sell. Last week I purchased a 7 1/2 Playboy off the window dress dummy. Today I spotted the Gay Prince on the same window dress dummy and bought it. I can't wait for next week's hat! Gotta be a Stratoliner, right?
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I have seen images of hats like this in the old OSU Yearbooks and the campus newspaper. I'll look tomorrow and scan some for you. You have such luck...I'm on a hat roll - 3 more great hats picked up today, at two different places. This one is a hat that I've seen a zillion photos of, since I collect pre ww-i baseball photos, but I've never actually seen one. It's called 'The Campus Hat' and was a popular schoolboy hat during the 1910's - you can see the younger men wearing them virtually everywhere. The brim has fine sewing along the edge, but it serves a dual purpose: the underside of the brim is a darker piece of brown felt. You can see the lighter felt beneath it on a couple of moth bites.
I also scored a Stetson Select bowler that I will be wearing publicly!
...and a beautiful late 1940's Dobbs Gay Prince that I will probably sell. Last week I purchased a 7 1/2 Playboy off the window dress dummy. Today I spotted the Gay Prince on the same window dress dummy and bought it. I can't wait for next week's hat! Gotta be a Stratoliner, right?
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And, of course...I'm on a hat roll - 3 more great hats picked up today, at two different places. This one is a hat that I've seen a zillion photos of, since I collect pre ww-i baseball photos, but I've never actually seen one. It's called 'The Campus Hat' and was a popular schoolboy hat during the 1910's - you can see the younger men wearing them virtually everywhere...
Steve, Looks great! I don't think I had a J. Moores and Son with "Vacuum Fit" but they made fantastic Stiff Felts. Stiff Felts were feeling the pressure from Soft Felts so Hat Companies everywhere were trying to make lighter, self conforming, dent resistant Stiff Felts. My guess is "Vacuum Fit" was self conforming sweatband that J. Moores and Sons came up with. I think you could be correct on the dating but it could be earlier (maybe 1920s).Yesterday, I posted my newest find, a J. Moores and Sons bowler, possibly 1930s. I also asked what "vacuum fitting" meant. Today, wearing the hat, I found out what it means.
After having it on for less than a minute, the hat seems to "seal" itself to your head. Not in an uncomfortable way, though. It takes a bit of effort to take it off.
This makes sense when remembering that bowlers were used as a type of work hat (the original hard hat in fact) and used when riding horses. Thus, they needed to stay on under various conditions.
My surmise is this one was ordered by a horse rider. He must have been a good one. There are no dents [emoji4]
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Max, Good to see that it arrived safely. It looks to be of very high quality. We don't see many English Soft Felts.Scott & Co.
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Thank you, Steven. I wore it all day yesterday.Max, Good to see that it arrived safely. It looks to be of very high quality. We don't see many English Soft Felts.
Thanks, Steve. The sweat band definitely self-conforms. The felt is very stiff and the hat itself has some weight to it. It would make a perfect riding bowler.Steve, Looks great! I don't think I had a J. Moores and Son with "Vacuum Fit" but they made fantastic Stiff Felts. Stiff Felts were feeling the pressure from Soft Felts so Hat Companies everywhere were trying to make lighter, self conforming, dent resistant Stiff Felts. My guess is "Vacuum Fit" was self conforming sweatband that J. Moores and Sons came up with. I think you could be correct on the dating but it could be earlier (maybe 1920s).
Daniele, Super! Also the pleated liner might be a clue to being Monza based. My Cappellificio Monzese has a pleated liner.Often summer is "the paradise" of felt hats, at least here in Italy. Often in this hot and sultry season throughout the peninsula there are interesting "deposits" of intriguing hats.
Today I got two hats, made about fifty years ago, never worn
Gold Star in black thick felt size 59
They bear the name "Gold Star" but they are evidently two Italian hats sold in a Palermo store
This is an Italian product that has been made in Monza about fifty years ago, maybe in Panizza factory in the seventies.
I proposed for the first hypothesis, but during the afternoon I made a comparision with Cervo and the felt is quite the same of the old production of the factory in Sagliano Micca - Biella. I have to work on it
The hat is of thick black felt and a certain roughness, so I think there is a small part of wool. The interior is impeccably finished with a blue lining.
Stamped on the sweatband the words "Lepre garantita superfine" for this and for the bow I think it was produced in Monza, these are two characteristics of that production, but I'm uncertain
The proportions are: brim at 6 cm, crown at 11 cm. and the ribbon is 3 cm.
The hat will be in the Americas in the next future
Great hat!Post two of two ...
My new hat, my first custom/bespoke one has arrived! Thank you @Art Fawcett ! It's gorgeous!
Brim: 2 1/2" to 2 5/8" brim
Crown: 4 1/2" at the pinch and 5" at the highest points on the side
Felt: 100% Beaver
Color: Blue Smoke
Ribbon: 1 1/2" Burgandy with a cream accent
Image index ...
sm_IMG_20180820_112607.jpg - Flipped right side up.
sm_IMG_20180820_112615.jpg - Plastic off.
sm_IMG_20180820_112621.jpg - Close up of the bow detail.
sm_IMG_20180820_115839.jpg - From upper front left.
sm_IMG_20180820_115844.jpg - From upper front right.
sm_IMG_20180820_115852.jpg - From straight on (sorry for the ugly mug ).
sm_IMG_20180820_115856.jpg - from the left.
sm_IMG_20180820_115900.jpg - from the right.
It does have a coolness factor going for it, but I'd probably never wear it.1930s Dobbs burgundy wide-brim thick felt. Probably a 7
If anyone is interested I might go back and purchase.
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Thanks again Steve for your valued input on the possible date of my new bowler.Steve, Looks great! I don't think I had a J. Moores and Son with "Vacuum Fit" but they made fantastic Stiff Felts. Stiff Felts were feeling the pressure from Soft Felts so Hat Companies everywhere were trying to make lighter, self conforming, dent resistant Stiff Felts. My guess is "Vacuum Fit" was self conforming sweatband that J. Moores and Sons came up with. I think you could be correct on the dating but it could be earlier (maybe 1920s).