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[mayserwegener]

Collins Wien "Prima Smoking Hat", 58 cm, possibly late 1950s. The black Felt has a nice Smooth Finish and is pliable so easily dry creases. The under Brim is reinforced with binding material so a formal Camber form worn Brim Up. The overall quality is high and the condition is excellent. Definitely a unique find.

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[BobHufford]

Collins Wien "Prima Smoking Hat"

That must be a typo as that hat is Smokin'!

Never seen a smoking hat before.

 

[mayserwegener]

That must be a typo as that hat is Smokin'!

Never seen a smoking hat before.

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Bob, Thanks! I haven't either. I think it's similar to the Tuxedo Hats that pop up here from time to time. Definitely on the formal side.

 

[Steve1857]

Nice "rescue", Mike. Failsworth, one of the great Manchester hat makers. They have the Stetson license, too.
Love the shape, colour, and all round look.

Here we have a cool "Oviatt Model Made In England" originally purchased, according to a family member, at the Oviatt's store in the 40's for $15 (Oviatt price tag under sweat) by the actress Ann Richards. Hat's been lingering for sale online for ages so I finally had to rescue it. Besides lovely color, felt's soft and luxurious. I really dig the no BS bash and style that Ms Richard's went with: who knows how many cads had drinks dumped on their head while she was wearing it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Richards_(actress)
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[Yahoody]

I'm waiting for the FED EX as I write this. It has 100X American Hat Co., 100X, silver belly, 5" brim with my name on it, aboard. Should be a good day! Not mine but they call this style a "Texas Slider". It can grow on ya

 

[Blare]

Pilgrim Sable Finish in a wonderful greenish gray. Always a sucker for a wind trolley and love the subtle detail of the two additional rows of stitching in the brim behind the binding. Thanks @Miamibruno ! View attachment 350521 View attachment 350522

Great looking hat… you wear it well. Congratulations

 

[Pellie]

Black Baldini in great condition, except from the lining inside. I already have a black Baldifino, so i wanted this one, because it's practically the same hat made for hatshop Jos van Dijck in the netherlands. Nice quality felt.

 

[DaveProc]

Jas. Townsend Tricorn
Pink Colonel's Cockade

 

[Steve1857]

Very modern Wegener. Felt is rather stiff and the style is a kind of Fedora western. I fell for the ribbon and hat liner. One of the Stefan batch of hats that arrived at the end of June. Didn't think I'd be able to wear it this early at the end of the summer. Very autumnal like weather in Denmark right now.

 

[steur]

J. Hückel´s Söhne "Extra" "Leicht", French Point 5 1/2, 110 grams, possibly late 1920s. The Black Felt has a Smooth Finish and is light weight and very pliable. The the Snap Brim with Binding is almost 3 inches in width. Condition is very good with all original components including the Crown Patch.

Open Crown

Wonderful find, Steve. SImple and elegant; what's not to like? Glad it made it in the end; it has seen something of the world!

Echter Rockel Velour, No Paper Label, measures ~ 58 cm, possibly late 1920s. The the Gray Velour is very pliable with a great amount of gloss. The Crown is ~ 6 inches Open with a ~ 2 1/2 inch Brim. The black Bat Wing like Bow is really fantastic.

Open Crown

Fabulous hat, Steve. Good that it is saved for posterity.

 

[steur]

The Borsolino in this batch is really nice. It's a shame it doesn't fit. The have such wonderful felt... View attachment 350046 View attachment 350047 View attachment 350048 View attachment 350050 View attachment 350051

That is a lovely Borsalino you picked up there. Pity about the size.

 

[steur]

A new Sunbody bowler by way of Robert @belfastboy - Wolfbrae Hatters. Robert updated this one with a leather sweat and a deep purple grosgrain ribbon. It is hard to put a D'Orsay curl on thick straw, so we decided on a more traditional "western-look" curled brim.

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It's a cool look, Randy. Nice!

 

[steur]

Very modern Wegener. Felt is rather stiff and the style is a kind of Fedora western. I fell for the ribbon and hat liner. One of the Stefan batch of hats that arrived at the end of June. Didn't think I'd be able to wear it this early at the end of the summer. Very autumnal like weather in Denmark right now. View attachment 351002 View attachment 351003 View attachment 351004 View attachment 351005

Looks good on you, Steve. The ribbon makes it.

 

[steur]

Pilgrim Sable Finish in a wonderful greenish gray. Always a sucker for a wind trolley and love the subtle detail of the two additional rows of stitching in the brim behind the binding. Thanks @Miamibruno ! View attachment 350521 View attachment 350522

Very nice. Adrian knows how to find them!

 

[steur]

Collins Wien "Prima Smoking Hat", 58 cm, possibly late 1950s. The black Felt has a nice Smooth Finish and is pliable so easily dry creases. The under Brim is reinforced with binding material so a formal Camber form worn Brim Up. The overall quality is high and the condition is excellent. Definitely a unique find.

Open Crown

Very cool find, Steve. Vienna might have had the market for tuxedo/smoking hats (it likely still has).

 

[steur]

Black Baldini in great condition, except from the lining inside. I already have a black Baldifino, so i wanted this one, because it's practically the same hat made for hatshop Jos van Dijck in the netherlands. Nice quality felt. View attachment 350651 View attachment 350652 View attachment 350653 View attachment 350654 View attachment 350655 View attachment 350656 View attachment 350657

Nice catch, Marcel.

 

[Pellie]

Nice catch, Marcel.

Thanks, except from the lining it's in great condition.

 

[Blare]

Very modern Wegener. Felt is rather stiff and the style is a kind of Fedora western. I fell for the ribbon and hat liner. One of the Stefan batch of hats that arrived at the end of June. Didn't think I'd be able to wear it this early at the end of the summer. Very autumnal like weather in Denmark right now. View attachment 351002 View attachment 351003 View attachment 351004 View attachment 351005

Nice Steve. This is a very nice ribbon

 

[mayserwegener]

Wonderful find, Steve. SImple and elegant; what's not to like? Glad it made it in the end; it has seen something of the world!


Fabulous hat, Steve. Good that it is saved for posterity.

Stefan, Thank you! I need to take better photos of the Echter Rockel Velour.

 

[mayserwegener]

Very cool find, Steve. Vienna might have had the market for tuxedo/smoking hats (it likely still has).

Stefan, Thanks again! This hat was sold in Graz, Austria. The seller said it belong to her great grandfather who was an orchestral violinist in the Graz Philharmonic. I was thinking he might have worn it to and from performances.