Brad Bowers
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Been meaning to post this for a while now...
Here is a Cavanagh. Well, two Cavanaghs, actually, though we'll only be focusing on one. One of these Cavanaghs is from the 1960s. The other is not... Pay no attention to the boxes, they don't go with the hats.
Okay, to the hat in question. 5 3/4" crown, 2 3/16" brim, 2" ribbon.
For comparison, the '60s hat also has a 5 3/4" crown, but a 2 3/8" brim, and 1 17/16" ribbon. Both hats have the frayed ribbon edge.
Good gravy Marie, the liner address tells us is this is a pre-1936 hat!
It has the "Improved Cavanagh Edge" patent marking, so that means it's May 1931 to 1936.
Lookee here! The store stamp is for the Park Avenue shop itself!
Here's the handwritten factory label.
And further proof of the date, 1933 to 1935:
This makes it the second earliest Cavanagh in my possession, the other being 1928 to 1933.
One of my most exciting hats.
This is what I love about Cavanagh styling. Two hats, three decades apart in age, yet remarkably similar in styling. God bless you and rest your soul, John Cavanagh. :eusa_clap
Brad
Here is a Cavanagh. Well, two Cavanaghs, actually, though we'll only be focusing on one. One of these Cavanaghs is from the 1960s. The other is not... Pay no attention to the boxes, they don't go with the hats.
Okay, to the hat in question. 5 3/4" crown, 2 3/16" brim, 2" ribbon.
For comparison, the '60s hat also has a 5 3/4" crown, but a 2 3/8" brim, and 1 17/16" ribbon. Both hats have the frayed ribbon edge.
Good gravy Marie, the liner address tells us is this is a pre-1936 hat!
It has the "Improved Cavanagh Edge" patent marking, so that means it's May 1931 to 1936.
Lookee here! The store stamp is for the Park Avenue shop itself!
Here's the handwritten factory label.
And further proof of the date, 1933 to 1935:
This makes it the second earliest Cavanagh in my possession, the other being 1928 to 1933.
One of my most exciting hats.
This is what I love about Cavanagh styling. Two hats, three decades apart in age, yet remarkably similar in styling. God bless you and rest your soul, John Cavanagh. :eusa_clap
Brad