Brad Bowers
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I was going to say Teens or Twenties. It's definitely pre-1932, before their merger into Cavanagh-Dobbs, Inc. What a fantastic specimen!
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Wow! Jeff, you'd better start planning a 100-years-old birthday party for this hat. (All attendees must needs wear a derby, of course, unless only a bowler is available.) The condition of that beauty is unreal!Jeff, that early Knox Derby is just FANTASTIC!! If that's from ebay, I was going to bid on that one, but it was gone when I came back to it.
I believe that this Derby is a bit earlier than you may think. I believe its from the mid-teens to very early 20's. According to the sweatband stamp, it could date from before the teens, but based on the derby's 5 3/4 inch crown height and others that I've seen that are similar in features, I think it dates to the mid-teens. The re-order tag is very early, and vented brown derbies were very popular pre-1920. Now, that's not to say that it couldn't date to the 20's, but the very high and round crowns on derbies were very popular in the 1890's and then again in the span around 1914-1919. Just my opinion.
vintage Knox Extra Quality vented brown derby! Any help with dating would be appreciated (I know, sounds like a personal problem ) but I'd love to determine the vintage of this little cupcake.