This French leghorn dates from the 1920s or early 1930s. It’s a wide straw braid, with a tall, straight sided optimo block, with a shallow center dent. Two tone patterned ribbon.
Genuine French Leghorn
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Dobbsd Imported Venetian
This straw was made by dobbs. It’s “Imported Venetian”, one of those many many names for different kinds of milan.
Crofut and Knapp straw
This 1960s straw fedora was made by the Crofut and Knapp co.
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.
Mallory by Stetson
This one was made in Canada. Fur felt, but as you can see, really cheap sweatband that just hasn’t survived well.
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.
High Roller
Another shot from NOLA in the 1970s
Milan Homburg
Another case of a casual homburg, this one in milan straw. I got rid of it mostly because of the cheap sweatband.
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.
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