The Knox Tom 'N' Jerry

[Baron Kurtz]

Here she is. My new favourite hat. Who can tell me anything about this? Dating etc? Were the long hair hats supposed to be country-type sporting hats, or winter hats, or what? It has concenrtic stitching starting from the centre of the crown and snailing it's way out to the edge of the brim. I just left it in the bash in which i found it. It's surprisingly light weight for the thickness of the felt.

The size label droppped off as soon as i touched it.

Once more, apologies for terrible shirt.

 

[Nick Charles]

perty sharp Baron:eusa_clap

 

[jml90]

On coats the stitching was only on country garmets
Nice hat

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

I think the stitching tended to stabilise the lighter felt. My Playboy has a single row of stitching near the edge of the brim.

Good lookin' hat!

 

[Honest Abe]

Nice lid!

Maybe it's to be rolled up and it's there for support?

 

[Benny Holiday]

Very nice lid

Who's gonna notice a shirt when you're sporting a hat that looks that good? Suits you very much Baron.

 

[feltfan]

Great hat.

I used to have a punch bowl and matching
cups labeled Tom and Jerry in that same gothic
lettering. It was a popular punch at one time.
Don't know if it (or the hat) was named after
the cartoon characters. More than one company
during quite a few years of the early 20th Century
made Tom and Jerry punch bowls and cups in both
ceramic and later in glass.

 

[besdor]

The hat is vintage 1940's . I've always wanted one. They are very hard to find . Yours looks to be in great shape.




Steven
Bencrafthats.com

 

[RadioHead]

Boy, howdy!

Dang! That is one good-looking hat. And look at the height of the crown. What are its dimensions- brim and crown-wise?

"RadioHead"

 

[Baron Kurtz]

It is in excellent shape. No liner, though. the other one i've seen has a liner with two 18th century gents drinking. I'll try to find a pic.

The crown isn't that high (certainly not so high as some 30s hats in my collection). Just looks big on my small head.

I will measure it up.

thanks for dating info; that's what I thought.

bk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

here it is stolen from someone's ebay auction:

bk

 

[herringbonekid]

so why is it called Tom 'n' Jerry ?

did those names exist as a pairing BEFORE the famous cartoon characters ?
(perhaps it's those gents drinking in front of an open fire ?)

 

[feltfan]

Ah, here's a clue

Pierce Egan's Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Egan

I guess this was a cultural touchstone into the
first half of the 20th Century, and must have
inspired the cartoon. As is noted in the Wikipedia
page, the book is the source of "the expression Tom and Jerry,
meaning fighting, drinking, and causing trouble".

So that's a street fightin' hat you got there.

 

[herringbonekid]

thanks feltfan !

 

[Baron Kurtz]

So that's a street fightin' hat you got there.

Must get out and about and roust a little.

bk

 

[skwerl-hat]

i love the hat, baron!
its a nice neutral color to
bring on the fisticuffs!

 

[Feraud]

That is a very nice hat. I have a Stetson (hmmm, I wonder if it is still in the closet?) that has a similar stitching throughout.
The Stetson is no where as nice as your hat. In fact, I think my hat is wool!
Enjoy that sharp looking hat.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I checked last night: The brim is just under 2.5" all around. The crown is 4.5" at the front and sides and 4" at the back ...

bk

 

[captain johnny]

very nice hat i didnt even notice the shirt

 

[Joshbru3]

This was quite an old thread that needs to be resurrected. I hope loungers will add their Tom & Jerry's to this thread. I don't have a Tom & Jerry Hat, but I did buy something quite interesting a couple months ago.

I love collecting and reading vintage Life magazines. Upon reading an issue dated December 23rd 1940, I noticed something interesting in an old Hiram Walker Bourbon ad. In the top right corner near a punch bowl sat 5 glasses marked Tom & Jerry in the same exact font used on KNOX hats.

I thought it was interesting but also realized that a Tom & Jerry was, and still is, a mixed drink. About a week later while searching for Knox hats on ebay, I came across a set of 4 cups also marked Tom & Jerry in the same exact font and print as the ones in the ad. The cups themselves are slightly different but fairly similar to the ones in the ad. However, the cups on ebay were also marked KNOX on the back. I had to have them. I wonder if Hiram Walker used a set of similar cups from Knox in this ad. That Tom & Jerry logo must have been registered with the US patent office, so I would imagine that rights were paid to someone. I just thought they were interesting.