Can someone help me date these two Knox Bowlers?
My initial reaction is circa 1920s/30s.Can someone help me date these two Knox Bowlers?
Can someone help me date these two Knox Bowlers?
A Battersby Bowler that has been through good times and bad. Nevertheless, well worth saving, and thank you for doing so, Stefan.Battersby first quality bowler. Size 56 (I think) with the brim at 5,5cm and the crown at 13cm. This hat has a had a tough life it seems and has been mucked about with. The brim binding is is not original as it is petersham ribbon and done poorly likely even glued (!). The sweatband is reeded on both sides with the reed sticking through in several places. It has been reattached at some time it seems. The liner has been glued in and could be a replacement. The hat weighs 164 grams and is probably thirties. It deserved better, but what can you do?
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Thanks, Steve. I would have liked it to have been NOS, but it's perfectly wearable as it is, warts and all.A Battersby Bowler that has been through good times and bad. Nevertheless, well worth saving, and thank you for doing so, Stefan.