This is an early Champ- late ’30s, early ’40s. Vibrant blue felt, great proportions. Tiny size.
Blue Champ Fedora
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Borsalino XXXXX Leo
I got this at an antique shop in Salisbury Maryland. It, and a nearly identical one were in a closed hat box under some other things. Looked like someone else had wanted them and hidden them to get them later.
Royal DeLuxe Stetson
I got this as deadstock along with a 7-1/2 Whippet. Unfortunately, I sold the Whippet before people the name commanded such high prices. Still did very well on it, but got 7-1/2 Stetson prices, not Whippet prices. I think this really was the more interesting of the two hats, with the unusual thin binding, done in homburg style, and the thin felt band.
Custom Made Water Proof
Custom made supposedly, but not marked as to by whom.
Pollini Italian fedora
This is another hat I got from a supplier in Italy. And another one that arrived squished in an envelope. But you know, the work put into fixing the shipping damage was always worth it. The guy had some really interesting hats.
Milan Homburg
Another case of a casual homburg, this one in milan straw. I got rid of it mostly because of the cheap sweatband.
Bergen white short top hat
This hat is a mystery. I’ve seen them show up on ebay from time to time. They’re mostly all from this company, and all are from New Jersey. They’re all oddball colors. Masonic? Mummers? I would guess some kind of fraternal organization.
Peters Bros Bankers Hat Shady Oak 100
This is the famous Peters Bros Shady Oak Special. The Texas Hat. The Bankers Hat. XXXXXX beaver, cost $100 back in the 1950s. This was made with felt from Switzerland.
Wide Binding Dobbs
This one has super wide binding, and probably had a wide ribbon. The ribbon is long gone, unfortunately. The fur felt is a light sandy brown.
Champ “Gay Prince” Clone
This 1940s whipstitch trimmed fedora is very close to the heavily advertised Dobbs Gay Prince model. It’s in an uncommon shade of green.
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