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[moontheloon]

thanks guys ....

any Adam specialists have any date guesses ?

I know little to nothing about Adam hats ... but my hat lovers gut says late 40s / early 50s

 

[Frunobulax]

A Majestic, even!

The re-order tag looks similar to my Pacesetter, which I'm pretty sure is late 40s, maybe early 50s. Maybe the price is a help? My price tag isn't readable.

 

[moontheloon]

A Majestic, even!

I'll be honest and say that I don't even know what that means ... this is my first Adam
I assume it is a notch in their quality hierarchy ... don't know where it is on that list thought

 

[mayserwegener]

Fruno, Charlie, 65 Classic, Daniele, Thanks! I will take a photo of me wearing it later today!

J.Hückel´s Söhne / Jaques Mayer "Standard". These photos show the color better.

 

[Frunobulax]

I'll be honest and say that I don't even know what that means ... this is my first Adam
I assume it is a notch in their quality hierarchy ... don't know where it is on that list thought

From what I understand, Majestic may have been on par or just below Executive Quality. You owe it to yourself to digest Adam Alley, and post your hat there when you get the chance.

 

[Rogera]

Anthony you just keep fishing out beauties! The only Adam I have is a Hommie. Great felt though.

Steve that color is amazing. It's very deep if that makes any sense.

 

[moehawk]

Hey everyone!
Here's something I won on ebay just a couple of hours before I won the Tonak. It was an impulse bid, just looked cool. It is a Berg Lord's hat (I believe) that appeared to be in really good shape. It arrived at tge same time as the Tonak.
Outwardly, it looked pristine. Usually I will message a seller with questions about the sweatband, but it was Easter afternoon with just a coupke hours left on the auction, so I bid just on the pics. The sweat, while perfect looking, was bone dry and stiff as an embroidery hoop.
Oops..
I have had good success with Lexol on other dry sweats, but I'd never tried it on one this dry. Good news, the sweat is now limber enough to wear. Bad news, it has begun to deteriorate on the edge. Hopefully it won't go past the edge. I guess it will be an occasional wearer unless I feel like replacing the sweat.
Anyway, here it is.

In the last two pics you can see the deterioration. Brim is about 2 1/4" when flat. Crown just a bit under 5". Has a gold size tag that looks HCA, but I didn't see a factory tag. Guess on age is 60's
Hopefully the entire sweatband won't fall apart. But if it does, I'll have a project!

 

[moontheloon]

From what I understand, Majestic may have been on par or just below Executive Quality. You owe it to yourself to digest Adam Alley, and post your hat there when you get the chance.

absolutely will do both
digest and post
thank you

 

[40Cal]

thanks guys ....

any Adam specialists have any date guesses ?

I know little to nothing about Adam hats ... but my hat lovers gut says late 40s / early 50s

I own a few "Majestics" Anthony. Nice hat. Without the liner it is a little harder to date. I only have one Adam with the logo on the sweet that matches yours. Here's a pic of the hat and the liner. Early to mid 1950's I think.

 

[moontheloon]

I own a few "Majestics" Anthony. Nice hat. Without the liner it is a little harder to date. I only have one Adam with the logo on the sweet that matches yours. Here's a pic of the hat and the liner. Early to mid 1950's I think.
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excellent !!!

thank you ... that looks pretty close to being the exact hat

is the sweat unreeded on that one ?

 

[40Cal]

excellent !!!

thank you ... that looks pretty close to being the exact hat

Mine is an "Executive" ... narrower brim than the Majestic, but it does have the same sweat logo with the top hat. If the tip logo corresponds date wise with the sweat logo .I think yours probably had a similar liner logo. Here's a link to the Adam liners:
http://www.thehatmovement.co.uk/Adam/AdamLiners/Site/Adam Liners.html

 

[hatophile]

Ohh that's a nice one Robert.

 

[moontheloon]

Mine is an "Executive" ... narrower brim than the Majestic, but it does have the same sweat logo with the top hat. If the tip logo corresponds date wise with the sweat logo .I think yours probably had a similar liner logo. Here's a link to the Adam liners:
http://www.thehatmovement.co.uk/Adam/AdamLiners/Site/Adam Liners.html

that is extremely useful ...thank you

 

[40Cal]

Ohh that's a nice one Robert.

Thanks Perry.... It's a beautiful hat in a great soft grey green with a nice mid ribbon..... unfortunately the moths found it irresistible as well! It's a very sad case.

 

[hatophile]

Thanks Perry.... It's a beautiful hat in a great soft grey green with a nice mid ribbon..... unfortunately the moths found it irresistible as well! It's a very sad case.

Yes, they will do that unfortunately.

 

[Frunobulax]

Mine is an "Executive" ... narrower brim than the Majestic, but it does have the same sweat logo with the top hat. If the tip logo corresponds date wise with the sweat logo .I think yours probably had a similar liner logo. Here's a link to the Adam liners:
http://www.thehatmovement.co.uk/Adam/AdamLiners/Site/Adam Liners.html

Too cool, Robert! I had not seen that. Is there a way to correlate the years on those? I have the Executive brown top hats.

 

[40Cal]

Too cool, Robert! I had not seen that. Is there a way to correlate the years on those? I have the Executive brown top hats.

Jim, I found that link somewhere on the "Adam Alley" thread . It was stated that the logos are in chronological order but not dated .... unfortunately.

 

[Brad Bowers]

In the last two pics you can see the deterioration. Brim is about 2 1/4" when flat. Crown just a bit under 5". Has a gold size tag that looks HCA, but I didn't see a factory tag. Guess on age is 60's
Hopefully the entire sweatband won't all apart. But if it does, I'll have a project!

Berg was, indeed, an HCA brand. This hat is probably 1969-ish to 1972, the same time that the Dobbs Americana (same hat as your Berg, with a curled, unbound brim edge) was popular.

Brad
~The Hatted Professor

 

[moehawk]

Thanks, Professor!
Good news...I walked 6 miles in it and sweated it up good, and no bits of leather came off on my forehead, so I hope the sweatband isn't going to disintegrate.

 

[moehawk]

Be careful, moon. Today it's just fixing a wind trolley. Tomorrow maybe a ribbon replacenent. Before you know it, you'll be a project guy...then there's no hope.