Thrift Store Haul: Knox & Disney

[AlanC]

I was on the road today, returning home after a couple of weeks away, and as my family is wont to do, we stopped at a thrift store along the way. It's one my wife often finds things at, but I rarely do. While strolling toward ties something catches my eyes, this brown Knox with a 2" brim:

I struck out in ties, but walked by the former resting place of the Knox, and found a couple of bins of hats, mostly of the modern baseball variety. Then I came across this, a Harris Tweed from Eddie Bauer with thinsulate lining:

Sure, nothing to write home about, but it will keep the noggin warm on those rare cold days in Dixie.

Finally, while rummaging through the second bin, this beauty appears from underneath the pile of baseball detritus, a Disney (2.5" x 5") complete with wind trolley (and "Du Pont Water Repellant"):

Not a bad group for $12 total.

Now I've got to clean them up, and actually figure out how to get a decent bash. The Knox is tight, the Disney a little snug (although the Disney is tagged as my size). I think a little stretching will get them in order.

Any suggestions? Ideas on dating the fedoras?

 

[Dinerman]

I LOVE that disney.

 

[Feraud]

This is the second Disney we have seen tonight! :eusa_clap

The Harris Tweed cap is nice.

 

[AlanC]

I LOVE that disney.

I was just looking at your Disney thread, DM. A very nice one there. Your antique mall hauls made me scour one myself while traveling, but all I found was an empty Dobbs box. The thrift haul made up for it.

 

[Dinerman]

Those empty dobbs boxes and empty knox boxes drive me mad. It's always those two company's boxes as well.

What size are the fedoras?

 

[AlanC]

What size are the fedoras?

Both are 7 3/8, but must have suffered a bit of shrinkage. I had thought the Knox was unlabeled, but somehow I missed the tag. The Knox tag reads "Moreland Aspen" (model name, I suppose) with a price of $11.95. The Disney fits me a little better than the Knox.

 

[tonyb]

Good day at the races, Alan. The Disney appears to be quite the score. Bet it'll clean up nicely.
I'm a bit jealous. Disneys were quality lids, and these days they are kinda scarce. My only one is a real beater (it's quite faded), but it makes for a stylin' foul-weather hat. If I ran across a deal like you did, well, I'd be pleased with the cosmos for at least a week. Dog died? No big deal, I got me a Disney!

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

I'm impressed by all of your finds, but I really like the Disney. So cool that 2 Loungers got there hands on the same type of fedora in the same week It's not only cool to have that particular brand, but it is a swell looking hat as well! Really sharp, I'm sure it will look great on Well done:eusa_clap

 

[AlanC]

Thanks Tony and Daisy.

Anyone have thoughts on dating the Knox and Disney?

 

[Tomasso]

Nice score, Alan.

BTW, I don't think Dixie will ever get cold enough for that Thinsulate tweed cap, I don't break mine out until it hits the 30's. Of course YMMV.

 

[tonyb]

I'm guessing 1940s on the Disney. Maybe '50s. Is there a model name embossed on the sweatband? Armed with that information, perhaps one of our more-learned collectors could come up with an old magazine ad to help us narrow it down a bit.
One of our guys (jamespowers, I think it was) once posted an ad from 1941 (I think) showing my Disney, an Ahwahnee, and identifying it by that name. Mine looks somewhat similar to yours, BTW, except that the brim, at 2 13/16 inches, is a bit wider, and the grosgrain edge binding and band are an orangeish color. But the wind string and the ribbon and bow style and the size of the edge binding (kinda wide) are essentially the same.

 

[Razzman]

Nice looking Disney! Great find, on three very nice hats.:eusa_clap

 

[DOUGLAS]

That Disney is fantastic!! Great finds my good man.

 

[Pilgrim]

Dang! We have GOT to get some better thrift stores around here.

 

[AlanC]

I'm guessing 1940s on the Disney. Maybe '50s. Is there a model name embossed on the sweatband?

No model name, just some numbers on the reorder/size tag under the band.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

AlanC, older Disney hats are wonderful things.


The finest light grey fedora I've ever seen was a Disney. Wish it were mine:

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[Anthony Jordan]

Good score Alan - handsome hats, and I once owned the very same Eddie Bauer cap - interesting to speculate how it ended up over here in the UK for me to pick it up!

Anthony.