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The Bowler or Derby Hat

Joshbru3

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Fantastic Josh! Congrats to that find.
Seems the luck is on your side .


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Super, SUPER finds, gentlemen! Both are very special examples.

Josh, Fantastic old Derby. Would interested in the weight.

Thanks, Gentlemen. :yo:

Steve, I do not have a postal scale, but I can bring it to a fedex soon to check the weight. Its very light. Interestingly enough, the felt was pretty limp when I bought it. It had tons of dents and the felt was very pliable. When I applied a good amount of steam to it, the shellac kicked right in and the hat stiffened right up. Its not even close to being as stiff as some of the early 20th derbies I own. The felt is thin and a medium stiffness.
 
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Thanks, Gentlemen. :yo:

Steve, I do not have a postal scale, but I can bring it to a fedex soon to check the weight. Its very light. Interestingly enough, the felt was pretty limp when I bought it. It had tons of dents and the felt was very pliable. When I applied a good amount of steam to it, the shellac kicked right in and the hat stiffened right up. Its not even close to being as stiff as some of the early 20th derbies I own. The felt is thin and a medium stiffness.

Thanks! By the way I sent you an email a few weeks ago but not sure it made it.
 
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ofcoursemyhorse

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Stetson riding derby

I have another one with a cork liner thats an absolutely fantastic little bowler in terms of finish weight and the incredible stiffness they were able to achieve with a felt hat. This one is a bit more generous in terms of crown height and brim width so I was happy to see this one will be joining its little brother.












 

Joshbru3

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Early 1890's Stetson Derby Green

This isn't new to the lounge, but I have owned it for a while and felt it needed to be photo documented. The former owner has pulled their photos from the site.

This one dates to somewhere around 1889 to the very early 1890's. It has what I believe to be the first generation Stetson reorder tag. I have never seen an actual Stetson hat from before the 1880's, so I am assuming this reorder tag is one of the earliest tags.



















 
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Möckel's Ultra! "Ideal", size 57cm, probably 1920s. This is a really beautifully made Melone! Unfortunately the sweatband reed casing was damaged during shipping because the hat was near mint condition. PH. Möckel Hutfabrik, Homburg vor der Höhe was the hat company that made the original Homburg for Edward VII. The company went out of business in 1932. It came with an old box (Lange's Hutgeschäft Frankfurt a/M.) which I am not sure is original to the hat. There was a silk pad (also Lange's Hutgeschäft Frankfurt a/M.) so I think might have originally contained a silk Top Hat.

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