http://www.ebay.com/itm/401057503997
This vintage hat block is marked 5-3/4 and 7-1/4. It measures 23-1/4″ at the base, 8″ front to back, 6-11/16″ across and 5-3/4″ tall.
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Bon Ton Ivy sweatband derby
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401061221390
This vintage derby is S.B.A.’s Comfort hat, with a Bon Ton Ivy self adjusting sweatband and positive ventilation which supposedly prevents balding. It measures 20-3/4″ in circumference.
Dancer the Hatter custom cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401061224548
This hat was made by Dancer the Hatter, San Antonio, Texas from 100% pure beaver felt. It has a 3-3/8″ brim and a 5-3/4″ crown. It is a size 6-5/8.
Wormser Homburg
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401054247293
This vintage hat was made by Wormser from Royal Luxury Beaver Blend fur felt in the 1950s. It is gray with gray binding and a black ribbon. The brim measures 2-5/8″ and the crown measures 5-1/2″
1940s Frank McLoud fedora hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401054253382
This vintage fedora was custom made in the 1940s by Frank McLoud & Son of 134 N. 9th Street, Reading, PA. It is made from brown fur felt with a mid-width ribbon and a raw edge brim. The brim measures 2-13/16″ wide and 5-3/8″ tall.
Standard San Francisco thin ribbon fedora
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272103091111
This vintage fedora was made in the 1940s and was sold by Standard, of 738 Market Street, San Francisco, California. It is made in the thin ribbon, thin binding “Open Road” style. It has an early style sweatband, with a taped rear seam, and where the cloth reed tape is stitched to the brim break. It has a card from “Personality” hats, also of San Francisco, under the sweatband, possibly from a cleaning.
1930s Plymouth Caps eight panel
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272103116146
This vintage cap was made by Plymouth caps. It is unlined and was probably sold as a summer cap, with seven large ventilation grommets behind the brim. It has taped seams and a leather sweatband.
1930s Stetson Boss of the Plains
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401054856848
This is a rare John B. Stetson Boss of the Plains, made in their No. 1 quality fur felt. Known as the “hat that won the west”, this was a real working cowboy’s style, with a flat, raw edge brim and a short, straight sided crown. This is a relatively late production example of the model, which can be dated between 1933 and 1935 by the NRA Code tag. The brim measures 3-1/16″ and the crown measures 4-3/8″.
1920s Stetson Clear Nutria cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272104246504
This vintage cowboy hat was made in the 1920s by the John B. Stetson Company of Philadelphia, PA from Clear Nutria felt. Interestingly for such a huge western style, it was sold by John S. Harman & Son, Hatters, 87 New Bond Street, London. The felt is amazingly pliable, with a high crown, a curled brim edge and a thin ribbon. The lining is green, and the sweatband is textured brown leather, both bear a very detailed Stetson stamp. The lot no on the back of the sweatband, 5157, helps to date the hat. The brim measures 4-1/4″, the crown measures 6-1/4″.
1920s Borsalino Fedora
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272104264055
Here’s another one that’s been in my collection for a long time. This Borsalino was made in the 1920s, with a classic straight sided crown, nearly flat brim and wide ribbon with a twisted knot bow. Made for the export market, this one has an unreeded sweatband with a laced, crimped top edge and was sold by A.L. Rafuso of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a 7-1/4 with a 2-1/2″ brim and 5-1/2″ crown.
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