The Dobbs Diner...

[Zombie_61]

7 1/8 Dobbs Golden Coach. 2 5/8” wide crim and 5 1/4” open crown. This hat has some miles on it and it shows.

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The felt is pleasantly soft and has a slight heathered look to it.

Sure, it shows some of the life it's led, but that would be a great casual hat if only it was your size. Still, nice to have in the collection!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Dobbs Leisure Light “permanently Styled by the Cavanagh Edge Process” with a 5 1/2” open crown and 2 1/2 brim with a felted Cavanagh edge. The sweatband is 2 1/4” wide and is thin, soft, and supple. The ribbon is 1 3/4” wide and it has a frayed edge bow. The hat is in incredible condition. The felt is everything you’d expect from a hat of this era that’s called Leisure Light! It’s only the size that disappoints and I knew it was small before I bought it. The immaculate Bon-Ton Ivy sweatband attachment is a bonus. The felt is black despite it showing dark blue in some photos.

I believe this is a 1920s hat, but would love to hear from those who might know better.

 

[Blare]

Dobbs Leisure Light “permanently Styled by the Cavanagh Process” with a 5 1/2” open crown and 2 1/2 brim with a felted Cavanagh edge. The sweatband is 2 1/4” wide and is thin, soft, and supple. The ribbon is 1 3/4” wide and it has a frayed edge bow. The hat is in incredible condition. The felt is everything you’d expect from a hat of this era that’s called Leisure Light! It’s only the size that disappoints and I knew it was small before I bought it. The immaculate Bon-Ton Ivy sweatband attachment is a bonus. The felt is black despite it showing dark blue in some photos.

I believe this is a 1920s hat, but would love to hear from those who might know better.

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That is on neat hat.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

That is on neat hat.

Thanks, Joe. These old survivors are hard to find in any size and the condition of this hat is spectacular.

 

[Frunobulax]

Dobbs Leisure Light “permanently Styled by the Cavanagh Edge Process” with a 5 1/2” open crown and 2 1/2 brim with a felted Cavanagh edge. The sweatband is 2 1/4” wide and is thin, soft, and supple. The ribbon is 1 3/4” wide and it has a frayed edge bow. The hat is in incredible condition. The felt is everything you’d expect from a hat of this era that’s called Leisure Light! It’s only the size that disappoints and I knew it was small before I bought it. The immaculate Bon-Ton Ivy sweatband attachment is a bonus. The felt is black despite it showing dark blue in some photos.

I believe this is a 1920s hat, but would love to hear from those who might know better.

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At least 30s with that reorder tag. I found one with a tag like that once. Max has it now.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

At least 30s with that reorder tag. I found one with a tag like that once. Max has it now.

I might be making assumptions (I’m prone to doing so), but I thought the size between the lions was discontinued late 1920s and moved to the right. Brad mentions that these labels are not the most accurate way yo date Dobbs hats, but I like thinking of it as a 1920s hat

 

[Frunobulax]

I might be making assumptions (I’m prone to doing so), but I thought the size between the lions was discontinued late 1920s and moved to the right. Brad mentions that these labels are not the most accurate way yo date Dobbs hats, but I like thinking of it as a 1920s hat

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Yup. Pretty sure the one I found was more like the second one, now that I see it.

Them's some skinny lions, though.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Yup. Pretty sure the one I found was more like the second one, now that I see it.

Them's some skinny lions, though.

Seven lean years…?

 

[M Hatman]

Three 1930's Dobbs......More about them here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/pre-1940s-dress-hats.42884/post-2944037 AND in COLOR..

 

[deadlyhandsome]

US size 7 1/8 Dobbs Rainbow in charcoal grey with a self-felt hat band. The open crown is 5 1/2” and the underwelt brim is 2 3/8” wide. The felt is very mellow and easily shaped.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Early 1950s Dobbs with a 2 5/8” wide overwelt brim. The size is 7 1/8 and the felt shifts from gray to a purple hue as the light changes. Lovely felt, but the sweatband has dry rot and needs to be replaced.

O. P. S. Price tag:

 

[steur]

Dobbs Twenty in the colour Neptune (a dark blue). Size 60 (7 1/2 American) with the curled brim at 6cm (not counting the curl) and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Made under license in Germany. Probably dates from the sixties. Aside from a few small scuffs (two on the undersie of the brim and one at the pinch) it's in excellent condition and hand of the felt is beautiful. Nice shape and colour too.
Made for Breiter in Munchen.

 

[M Hatman]

Dobbs Twenty in the colour Neptune (a dark blue). Size 60 (7 1/2 American) with the curled brim at 6cm (not counting the curl) and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Made under license in Germany. Probably dates from the sixties. Aside from a few small scuffs (two on the undersie of the brim and one at the pinch) it's in excellent condition and hand of the felt is beautiful. Nice shape and colour too.
Made for Breiter in Munchen.

A trade may be in order.....if not spoken for already.

 

[steur]

A trade may be in order.....if not spoken for already.

Thanks, Mark. Well, it's not spoken for, but it could be now

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Black Golden Coach homburg. The model is Sulgrave, and the size is 7 1/4 long oval. There is more taper than I’d prefer, but the felt is surprisingly thin and soft…I wasn’t expecting that on a hat of this era.

 

[Steve1857]

Dobbs Twenty in the colour Neptune (a dark blue). Size 60 (7 1/2 American) with the curled brim at 6cm (not counting the curl) and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Made under license in Germany. Probably dates from the sixties. Aside from a few small scuffs (two on the undersie of the brim and one at the pinch) it's in excellent condition and hand of the felt is beautiful. Nice shape and colour too.
Made for Breiter in Munchen.

Yet another nice find, Stefan.

The Breiter logo is always a sign of a quality hat. They sold nothing else.

 

[steur]

Yet another nice find, Stefan.

The Breiter logo is always a sign of a quality hat. They sold nothing else.

Thanks, Steve. It certainly makes it easier to pull the trigger.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A strange Dobbs Cross Country. Strange that they kept the Cross Country name as it’s nothing at all like theOpen Road clone I’m used to. 2 1/4” raw edge brim and a low crown and an intermediate width ribbon. I originally thought it was an altered hat, but it seems to be original.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

And now a Dobbs made under license in Germany. This is the Twenty-Five and the felt is very nice for the era. It has 2 1/4” wide brim with an overwelt. The whole hat is nicely done in a modest sort of way, and I’m always a sucker for gills. The size is 58cm or 7 1/4 US.

 

[Pellie]

And now a Dobbs made under license in Germany. This is the Twenty-Five and the felt is very nice for the era. It has 2 1/4” wide brim with an overwelt. The whole hat is nicely done in a modest sort of way, and I’m always a sucker for gills. The size is 58cm or 7 1/4 US.

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I always love those gills, nice hat!