The School of Hard Knox

[Redfokker]

Love this one! It appears to have some age, is it pre war? or is that just the current bash?

 

[M Hatman]

Waiting on this EB find..a Knox 25.....anxious to see it in person and get it back to life...
M

 

[rclark]

Knox Range Rider

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[moontheloon]

Knox Range Rider

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whoooey!!!

beast

 

[1mach1]

Rick, that thing kicks a$$!

 

[M Hatman]

Here is my latest Knox..a Knox 20......a newer one.......probably one of the last produced....but still selling for its $20. Really cool RED lining.....late 60's early 70's?? Not sure when they stopped making these...or selling them for twenty dollars.


Cheers,
M
PS. Forgot to add......came with its original retail box.....not a knox box though.....sweat has "Wolf Brothers" on it too.

 

[Redfokker]

Here is my latest Knox..a Knox 20......a newer one.......probably one of the last produced....but still selling for its $20. Really cool RED lining.....late 60's early 70's?? Not sure when they stopped making these...or selling them for twenty dollars.

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Cheers,
M
PS. Forgot to add......came with its original retail box.....not a knox box though.....sweat has "Wolf Brothers" on it too.

Based on some of my hats that has the lines and look of a 60s slim brim. How is the felt easy to mould, stiff or claylike? It has a lot going for it, stitched in liner (not glued), wind trolley. Overall a nice Knox. Wear it in style!

 

[RJR]

Here is my latest Knox..a Knox 20......a newer one.......probably one of the last produced....but still selling for its $20. Really cool RED lining.....late 60's early 70's?? Not sure when they stopped making these...or selling them for twenty dollars.

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Cheers,
M
PS. Forgot to add......came with its original retail box.....not a knox box though.....sweat has "Wolf Brothers" on it too.

Good looking.

 

[buler]

Knox Fore and Aft, 1916

 

[buler]

Knox Campaign hat, 1916

 

[M Hatman]

Based on some of my hats that has the lines and look of a 60s slim brim. How is the felt easy to mould, stiff or claylike? It has a lot going for it, stitched in liner (not glued), wind trolley. Overall a nice Knox. Wear it in style!

It is only slightly stiff, and it is easy to shape the crown. Seams to really have been seldom if ever worn...
I am pleased to have this, fit is perfect and it is really quite comfortable to wear....really soft great feeling sweatband.....
M

 

[M Hatman]

I forgot to add this E-BAY acquisition from some time ago, which was listed by a fellow lounger.....second hat I have purchased from him. It has had the sweat professionally replaced. It has a felted edge (I think Knox called them a Custom Edge) and an earlier liner that has no "protector". SO....I would guess early 50's, maybe late 40's.
Really nice soft moldable felt.......this is a dry bash! It does have some foxing in the liner.......I Am debating whether to go to the bother to remove and soak it.....I am pleased to have found this one.
Cheers,
M

 

[FedOregon]

A few additional daylight pictures following steaming and brushing...

I know this is an old post from May, but wow! The hat is incredible and the liner, well, I've run out of words. Really something.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Knox Campaign hat, 1916

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This is a Union Officer's beaver fur hat made by Knox. It has a cloth eagle insignia on the crown front & a Civil War Michigan button on a cockade with a hat feather.

This is an authentic Civil War beaver fur hat also possibly made by Knox, but for the missing tip liner. The insignia & the number 2 on the crown front are metal on cloth, backed by metal. Handwritten inside is "1830" but it is unknown if that could be a date?

Will cross post in "Slouch Hats - the Old, the New, and the Sentimental" thread.

 

[carouselvic]

Hummmmmm....

 

[Redfokker]

This hat just screams history! This is a real treat to see. Is it in your collection?

 

[Brad Bowers]

I believe those are definitely women's silk sailor's hats, or at the very least, the Knox is. Those elasticizd liners are made to conform to women's hairdos.

Brad
~The Hatted Professor

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This hat just screams history! This is a real treat to see. Is it in your collection?

No, not my collection.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Delete the post then. Delete it from the other thread as well. The edit window has timed out & I can do nothing with it now.

 

[Frunobulax]

Delete the post then. Delete it from the other thread as well. The edit window has timed out & I can do nothing with it now.

Naah, they're still cool pieces of history, Jack. Thanks for posting.