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This vintage fedora was made in the 1950s by Dobbs. It is their “Westward” model, their answer to the Stetson “Open Road”. It has a C crown, narrow ribbon with western style bow and bound brim.
Size: 7
Brim Width: 2-5/8″
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This vintage work cap was made in England in the 1950s or 1960s. It is made of blue cotton, and is unlined. The original tag is still on and reads 57, which is equivalent to a UK 7 or a US 7-1/8
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This vintage fedora hat was made in the 1950s by Wormser. It is made of Supreme Quality fur felt. The model name is The Rambler. The hat has a bound brim, a shallow C crown, and a pleated bow. The hat has a brown leather sweatband and a white liner with the Wormser crests.
Size: 7-1/2
Brim Width: 2-1/4″
Ribbon Width: 1″
Crown Height: 5-1/4″
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This vintage cowboy hat was made in the 1930s by G.W. Alexander & Co. of Reading, PA. It was sold as a house-branded hat by William Paul Brodt Inc., one of the premier hat sellers and manufacturers of Washington DC. They were located at 509 11th St, NW, and sold hats to many of the major politicians of the day. The hat is blocked on a San Fran Sr. block. It has a wide brim and a three cord ribbon. It is labeled “The Elk Brand Hat”, a line sold by Brodt’s.
Size: 7-1/4
Brim Width: 4″
Ribbon Width: 1/2″
Crown Height: 5-1/2″
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This cap was made in the 1940s by the Beaver Headwear Company of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a blue canvas with white polka dots. There are internal ear flaps, and a back brim which can be folded down.
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This vintage western hat was made in the 1910s or 1920s, and was sold by Montgomery Ward. This style was called the “Columbia” by various manufacturers and was a popular western style at the time.
It is made of black fur felt, with a pencil curled brim, and a narrow ribbon with a western style bow. It has a tall crown, creased with a center dent and front pinches, though the felt is such that it can easily be re-creased as you so choose. The hat is unlined and has a brown leather sweatband, embossed with an early Montgomery Ward crest. The reorder tag, indicating the hat is a size 7, is of a generic style and doesn’t offer many clues as to who made the hat for Montgomery Ward.
Size: 7
Brim Width: 3″
Ribbon Width: 3/8″
Crown Height:5-5/8″
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This vintage brown derby was made during the derby revival of the late 1950s. It was sold by The English Shop / The Libertyville Saddle Shop of Libertyville, Illinois. It is made of brown fur felt. It has a fancy pleated liner with a generic gold stamp. Size 7-1/4
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This vintage cap was made by Knox hats in the late 1920s or early 1930s as part of the uniform of the United States Olympic team. It’s difficult to say with 100% certainty, but this looks consistent with what was worn at either the 1928 St. Moritz or the 1932 Lake Placid games. It is made from white felt in a traditional flat-cap style, with an embroidered US Olympic shield crest consistent with the early games. The cap has a cream colored leather sweatband of the type typical of the late 1920s and early 1930s. The deep embossing is also typical of what Knox was producing in this era. The style of brim is something I have never seen before. Usually the brim on these flat caps is a separate piece, usually with a snap on the top. This is interfaced inside for a degree of stiffness, then decoratively stitched, presumably so that the cap can be rolled up and stowed easily. There is a remnant of the original size tag, but not enough to tell the size. The sweatband measures 22″ in circumference.
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This fedora was made by Selentino / Tonak. It is in a rare pure white fur felt, with an underwelt brim and a center dent. It has never been worn, with the tags and stickers still attached. But deadstock does not mean damage free, as you can see by the tracking to the felt.
Size: 7-3/8
Brim Width: 2-1/4″
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This vintage hat was made in Fort Worth Texas by Peters Bros. It is a “Shady Oak Banker’s Special”, and originally sold for seventy five dollars, making it more than three times as expensive as an average fur felt Stetson of the time. It is made from dress weight beaver felt. The hat is styled similarly to an earlier Stetson Playboy, with a raw brim with a stitched edge detail and a thin ribbon. At some time, the hat must have had some work done, as it has a liner from Fort Worth’s other noted hatter, Hatter’s Hats.
Size: 7
Brim Width: 2-1/2″
Crown Height: 5-3/8″
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