RBH
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Sharp!!! Thanks Steven!
I wish I had your luck, that's a really beautiful hat! I thought I did pretty well paying $70 for this new lid. I really wanted a truly non-tapered fedora, so I sprang for this fur felt sale hat on Hats In The Belfry. Looks rather '20s/'30s to my eye, despite being thoroughly modern. The felt is rather thin, but still feels great.
Looking for some hat inspiration... I love the shape of this one. No taper is a great thing!
Is it just me, or does Groucho look jealous?
Everyone has such great hats lately. I'm glad I have a humble piece to contribute!
-Steven
About 7-1/2" tall. I think it is my oldest hat.
Robert, Great find! Was it from a French source?
I believe the binding is fraying silk, its quite narrow. The hat is a bit scary to handle. Its very light--mostly paper and the thin leather sweatband is very curly and wide. The liner is actually a blue-gray and the sweat is very dark--like old cordovan. Only label is apparently Bon(Bou?) Paris--try researching that[huh]