Homburg Nation

[Alive'n'Amplified]

What size are you?

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Pair of Knox Homburgs I recently picked up.

The black one is my first homburg to have a thin brim binding like it has.

 

[ManofKent]

ofcoursemyhourse - that's a nice pair

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

I love the stingy brims on those!!!

 

[Chepstow]

Offcourse, Both hats are very sharp, congrats to that find!

 

[bowlerman]

FANTASTIC. a perfect pair!

 

[Monte]

What size are you?

I'm a 7 3/8...pretty hard to compete with all the 3/8 guys out there.

 

[region4]

Posted previously with bad low-light pics on "Post New Hats Here", but here's a midnight blue size 7 Scott & Co homburg, in what appears to be near-new vintage condition:

 

[Purplesage]

Mallory Ten Wide Brim Homburg

Wish I could keep this one because of the wide brim and soft flexible felt not stiff like a lot of Homburgs. Probably dates from the mid 40s after they were acquired by Stetson. I would keep it but I wear a size 7 1/8 - 7 1/4 so it's way too large for me. If anyone is interested I have it listed for sale in the classifieds. I use to own quite a few Homburgs but I just can't pull off the look. One of the most common questions I was asked when I was selling them was what was the brim width. Seems the majority of the inquires were from those looking for a wide brim 2 1/2" in a Homburg which are not as common as the short brimmed versions.

 

[Chepstow]

Sharp Homburger Purple!
Wider brimmed Hommis look better IMHO!



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[Purplesage]

Chepstow I think this hat would look great on you.

 

[Chepstow]

Purple, I guess too. But is to large for my small 7 head!

 

[Purplesage]

Manfred - And I thought I had a small head. I have a nice Straw Stetsonian in a size 7 if you are interested.

 

[Chepstow]

Thanks, Purple that you ask me. Unforunately,
I have 6 Straw's and no weather to wear them!
Maybe next Time!




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[TheDane]

I have 6 Straw's and no weather to wear them!

Sounds like "The North European Straw Syndrome". A rubber hat with windscreen wipers for the spectacles is often more realistic headwear around here

 

[Chepstow]

That's right, Ole! Haha



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[Purplesage]

Courtney Homburg Tully's Hats, Omaha NE

Not sure if the hat model is called Courtney or that is the name of the manufacturer which was sold at Tully's or the hat was made by Tully's. If anyone has some historical info on this I would appreciate it. The hat has a 2" curled brim and 5 3/4" open crown which is wrapped in a 1 5/8 grosgrain ribbon. The liner is embroidered except for "Tully's Omaha". It has a wide 2" unreeded leather sweatband with a taped seam in back. The felt is soft and the brim is flexible and not stiff. I'm not sure of the age but it does have the Hatters Union stamp.

 

[DJH]

P-Sage - your post reminded me that I'd never posted a shot of my Courtney in the Courtney Hats thread. I have done so now and you might want to add yours.

I think yours is the first one we've seen that wasn't sold by Harry Levinson stores. In the Courtney thread is is suggested that Courtney might have been a trademark of Dalton Hats. My hat as the Controlled Brim mark which was a patent of Dalton it seems.

 

[Purplesage]

Thanks DJH. I didn't know there was a Courtney thread. I'll be sure and add this one.

 

[mayserwegener]

Purplesage, Courtney Homburg -> Great find!