Resistol milans are my personal favorites. They really did a good job- high quality bodies, wild trimming, and good sweatbands.
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Genuine Imported Braid Custom Made
“Custom Made”. Nice soft finely done milan on this. Cheap fabric covered sweatband. It dates from the 1960s.
Ventilated Genuine Panama
This panama dates from the 1950s. It isn’t a particularly fine weave, but it should breathe well.
Adam Back Bow
This Adam dates from the mid to late 1950s. It has a porkpie crease without the center bump-up. The ribbon is tri-tone, with a back bow. Adams of this era used a plastic protective barrier between the sweatband and the felt of the hat, which shrinks up something fierce with age and heat. It’s easily remedied by simply ripping the plastic out of the hat. As you can see, this one had that problem.
Brock Pork Pie
This Brock porkpie is from the late 1950s. The size tag is very similar to what was going into Stetsons and Mallorys of the period. I wonder if this was made under license or if it was just a coincidence.
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.
Richards back bow porkpie
This 1950s porkpie has a slightly teardrop shaped crown and back bow. I got it deadstock from a shop in NY.
Mallory Teardrop Porkpie
This hat falls somewhere between a c crown fedora and a porkpie. It has a back bow and dates from the late 1950s.
