Agreed!Fantastic find in amazing condition!!
Agreed!
Was the metal badge an optional upgrade over the silk bow? If not all of the homburgs from the '36-'40 period featured them, then it would appear that it was an option the buyer could choose at the time of purchase, or placing the order. Could it be a distinguishing feature between different grades of Cavanaghs?
The sweatband seam on my homburg is stitched, and so I think the early '40s timeframe is most plausible for a date on the hat. The single line liner tip address dates the hat to '36-'45, correct?
Brad, by the way, are there any records of Cavanagh export hats? I once showed a Cavanagh hat to a late friend of mine who had a hat shop. She never heard of the brand, nor the edge.
Brad should find that one interesting.