Pre 1940s dress hats

[CRH]

Mingus Beck

Jeff Beck says Good bye to the pork pie hat.

 

[rlk]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[mayserwegener]

Hückel Superior Crystall Velour

Hückel Superior Crystall Velour, size 54cm.

 

[Dinerman]

An early soft hat. Sweatband and liner are long gone. I'm thinking of sending it off to Optimo for a new sweat.

 

[M_Jones]

Simply astounding D-man! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

Gordon Hats. Lots of ads for them in the early part of the 20th century.

 

[Dinerman]

Another Gordon. I've done a bit of steaming and brushing since the pics on page 1.

 

[Dinerman]

Ad for Gordon from 1904.

 

[M_Jones]

I don't want to be one of those guys that just says, "nice hat, man" but dude, those hats are freaking amazing!! You just moved up to the most enviable collection on the lounge for me.

I am going to be spending hours on this thread...

 

[hatophile]

Dinerman, those Fuzzies are incredible!

 

[rlk]

Gordon and Ferguson History

Spectacular hats indeed!
http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/history/GordonFerguson.pdf

 

[rlk]

M.L.Stone Spring 1930 Felts

Seems to be at the time of the "Snap Brim" tipping point.

Note only "Fedora" ALPINE with curled brim

 

[jamespowers]

For those prices, I'll take two dozen.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Ststson "Motor"

 

[Dinerman]

What do the markings in yours look like?

Here are mine.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Almost identical but "better loved"

What do the markings in yours look like?

Here are mine.

Much like yours. Except all the gold gilding has been worn from the various embossments. And when I went to look at it just now, it's clear that the sweat (thinnest kid leather I've seen) is popping stitches left & right! My impulse, being as how the sweat tells half the story, is to use Elmer’s (H2o soluble) and keep the sweat in place as long as is possible. eh? The felt itself is almost like new & a kick arse dove gray....Any ideas??? [huh]