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[Blare]

That's a cool find, Joe. The lettering on the sweat and liner tip point towards an early one. Dunn didn't make hats, but it's impossible to say who made this one because the label is generic. Certainly an unusual style for Dunn though.

Thank you Stefan. It is really growing on me. I thought there was a chance it might be an early one.

Joe, Super! This is a fantastic G. A. Dunn & Co. Soft Felt. Congrats!

Thanks so much Steve.

 

[moehawk]

Final one (this round ).

Fraenkel Wien velours made for Edka Le Chapelier. Size 59 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Maybe it isn't on par with Hückel's highest velour hats, but it's pretty damn close for sure. Tough to find these Fraenkel hats as well (I don't have one myself), so a good find on any day. Apart from some light staining on the liner it is in excellent condition as well. No need to further explain why it came in first.

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Nice haul!
The Tirard is super cool, but that Fraenkel takes the cake.

 

[Rmccamey]

One beauty among many, Stefan.

If someone told me I'd rank a bowler higher than two Willoughby hats I would have questioned their common sense. But here we are. This one took me by surprise to be honest.
Clarence Epsom bowler in a size 56. Bound brim at 5cm and the crown at about 12cm. This one fits me like a glove and has some really wonderful feeling felt. There are 17 bowlers in my collection and none of them fit me as well as this one does. Couple it with nice finishing and great felt and you've got yourself a winner. Hard to say where it was made to be honest as there are no labels under the sweat.

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[BobHufford]

G.A. Dunn & Co

Nice! Was this from Goodwill? There was one with a similar sweat and liner tip and I had saved it to inquire about the age, then accidently cleared all the closed auction saves.

Glad to hear that it is an early one!

 

[Blare]

Nice! Was this from Goodwill? There was one with a similar sweat and liner tip and I had saved it to inquire about the age, then accidently cleared all the closed auction saves.

Glad to hear that it is an early one!

Thanks Bob. I’m not sure where Sammy picked it up from… but that’s a possibility. I’ll ask him.

 

[steur]

Nice haul!
The Tirard is super cool, but that Fraenkel takes the cake.

One beauty among many, Stefan.

Thank you, gentlemen. Much appreciated.

 

[mayserwegener]

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden,"Küssnacht" "Tell", 57cm, Wool possibly 1930s. I very much like finding old German Wool Soft Felt Hats this one. This Soft Felt could have been made by one of the German Hat Factories (located in what became East Germany post WWII) that produced Wool Soft and Stiff Felt hats up to WWII. It could have also been made by FRS from sourced Wool stumps from the same sources. The wide 7 cm Curled Brim is mildly flanged. The Liner is extremally light weight so very delicate. This is possibly the reason the two other FRS Soft Felts are missing their Liners. Matt also has FRS "Küssnacht" "Tell" so here is his explanation of "Küssnacht" "Tell".

"The overprint on the sweatband shows a top hat and says: "Küßnacht" and under it probably "Tell", so that I assume from a Swiss salesman. In Küssnacht, the legend of William Tell, the Swiss national hero, has its localization..."

Open Crown

Back in 2019 I found the Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden "Tell" mark.

Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News), December 15, 1936

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden I found the Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden "Tell" mark. Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News), December 15, 1936

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[steur]

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden,"Küssnacht" "Tell", 54cm, Wool possibly 1930s. I very much like finding old German Wool Soft Felt Hats this one. This Soft Felt could have been made by one of the German Hat Factories (located in what became East Germany post WWII) that produced Wool Soft and Stiff Felt hats up to WWII. It could have also been made by FRS from sourced Wool stumps from the same sources. The wide 7 cm Curled Brim is mildly flanged. The Liner is extremally light weight so very delicate. This is possibly the reason the two other FRS Soft Felts are missing their Liners. Matt also has FRS "Küssnacht" "Tell" so here is his explanation of "Küssnacht" "Tell".

"The overprint on the sweatband shows a top hat and says: "Küßnacht" and under it probably "Tell", so that I assume from a Swiss salesman. In Küssnacht, the legend of William Tell, the Swiss national hero, has its localization..."

Open Crown

Back in 2019 I found the Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden "Tell" mark.

Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News), December 15, 1936

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden

http://[URL]https://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/topic/328-franz-richter-söhne-dresden/

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Wonderful find, Steve. Another survivor from way back when. I really like the shape of this one with its wider brim.

 

[mayserwegener]

Wonderful find, Steve. Another survivor from way back when. I really like the shape of this one with its wider brim.

Stefan, Thank you! I was happy to rescue it.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden,"Küssnacht" "Tell", 54cm, Wool possibly 1930s. I very much like finding old German Wool Soft Felt Hats this one. This Soft Felt could have been made by one of the German Hat Factories (located in what became East Germany post WWII) that produced Wool Soft and Stiff Felt hats up to WWII. It could have also been made by FRS from sourced Wool stumps from the same sources. The wide 7 cm Curled Brim is mildly flanged. The Liner is extremally light weight so very delicate. This is possibly the reason the two other FRS Soft Felts are missing their Liners. Matt also has FRS "Küssnacht" "Tell" so here is his explanation of "Küssnacht" "Tell".

"The overprint on the sweatband shows a top hat and says: "Küßnacht" and under it probably "Tell", so that I assume from a Swiss salesman. In Küssnacht, the legend of William Tell, the Swiss national hero, has its localization..."

Open Crown

Back in 2019 I found the Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden "Tell" mark.

Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News), December 15, 1936

Franz Richter & Söhne, Dresden

http://[URL]https://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/topic/328-franz-richter-söhne-dresden/

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A great find, Steve: congratulations! As you say yourself: It's great to discover these old Woolies!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Hadn’t made any hat purchases so far in 2023 (I think). Then….. 3 in 24 hours. Did not expect all three to arrive on the same day

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Loved those three box days!
Made my pussified mailman change routes after a year or two of that. Too close to retirement to do some work.
Only guy my dog ever barked at. She knew too.
B

 

[mayserwegener]

A great find, Steve: congratulations! As you say yourself: It's great to discover these old Woolies!

Matt, Thanks again! I just realized I put the wrong size. Should be 57 cm and not 54 cm. Totally agree regarding the Old German Woolies!

 

[Blare]

Pre 1946 Mallory XV - Velvet Champagne
Light Champagne velvety felt
Approx 4 1/4 crown as shaped
2 5/8 brim with 1/8 under welt
1/2 self felted ribbon
Wind trolley

Third hat of my three new hat day. This one off a tip from @BobHufford . Gotta love it when a smaller sized beat up hat, combines with a 1:30AM auction end time and a bit of insomnia to produce a $2 pre 1946 Mallory.

I knew this one was gonna need a good amount of work to clean up and Reshape. But I was really unsure how bad it was until it arrived. Knowing it was badly misshapen I told the seller to use a smaller box if it would save on shipping. He took me up on that and sent it folded up into a 6x8 box and only charged me $5. The things I couldn’t tell from the photos was how extensive the mothing was and that there was virtually no stiffener showing up in the felt whatsoever. So even though it shaped easily. It would not hold anything… pretty much collapsed onto itself just by picking it up.

I decided to see if I could revive the felt a bit with a very heavy steaming and brushing. I went through about 3 kettles full over three days… but I think the results are fantastic considering. It is still super soft… but manages to keep a reasonable shape.

The mothing however is somewhat significant. The light champagne colored felt is a velvety smooth shorter nap velour like finish. Similar to Borsalino MGL. Just the fuzzy finish kind of felt moths LOVE… however tend to chew just the soft tips of the felt and more often in a tracking pattern. Turns out a couple loved this one so much, they munched their way across a good potion of the front of the crown. Creating what we will just call… moth art. I actually have half a mind to take a pencil and contrast the tracks.

The other thing of course is the 6 3/4 size leaves it a bit snug. But I’ve been wearing it last couple days and it’s loosening up. That is its shrinking my head.

Thanks again to Bob for the heads up. Glad to take my stab at saving and reviving this one.

mothing tracks….

 

[Steve1857]

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Pre 1946 Mallory XV - Velvet Champagne
Light Champagne velvety felt
Approx 4 1/4 crown as shaped
2 5/8 brim with 1/8 under welt
1/2 self felted ribbon
Wind trolley

Third hat of my three new hat day. This one off a tip from @BobHufford . Gotta love it when a smaller sized beat up hat, combines with a 1:30AM auction end time and a bit of insomnia to produce a $2 pre 1946 Mallory.

I knew this one was gonna need a good amount of work to clean up and Reshape. But I was really unsure how bad it was until it arrived. Knowing it was badly misshapen I told the seller to use a smaller box if it would save on shipping. He took me up on that and sent it folded up into a 6x8 box and only charged me $5. The things I couldn’t tell from the photos was how extensive the mothing was and that there was virtually no stiffener showing up in the felt whatsoever. So even though it shaped easily. It would not hold anything… pretty much collapsed onto itself just by picking it up.

I decided to see if I could revive the felt a bit with a very heavy steaming and brushing. I went through about 3 kettles full over three days… but I think the results are fantastic considering. It is still super soft… but manages to keep a reasonable shape.

The mothing however is somewhat significant. The light champagne colored felt is a velvety smooth shorter nap velour like finish. Similar to Borsalino MGL. Just the fuzzy finish kind of felt moths LOVE… however tend to chew just the soft tips of the felt and more often in a tracking pattern. Turns out a couple loved this one so much, they munched their way across a good potion of the front of the crown. Creating what we will just call… moth art. I actually have half a mind to take a pencil and contrast the tracks.

The other thing of course is the 6 3/4 size leaves it a bit snug. But I’ve been wearing it last couple days and it’s loosening up. That is its shrinking my head.

Thanks again to Bob for the heads up. Glad to take my stab at saving and reviving this one.

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mothing tracks….

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Wonderful save, Joe. The moth patina gives that Mallory its own historical telling.

 

[Blare]

Wonderful save, Joe. The moth patina gives that Mallory its own historical telling.

Like rings in a tree trunk. LOL

 

[Yamahana]

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Pre 1946 Mallory XV - Velvet Champagne
Light Champagne velvety felt
Approx 4 1/4 crown as shaped
2 5/8 brim with 1/8 under welt
1/2 self felted ribbon
Wind trolley

Third hat of my three new hat day. This one off a tip from @BobHufford . Gotta love it when a smaller sized beat up hat, combines with a 1:30AM auction end time and a bit of insomnia to produce a $2 pre 1946 Mallory.

I knew this one was gonna need a good amount of work to clean up and Reshape. But I was really unsure how bad it was until it arrived. Knowing it was badly misshapen I told the seller to use a smaller box if it would save on shipping. He took me up on that and sent it folded up into a 6x8 box and only charged me $5. The things I couldn’t tell from the photos was how extensive the mothing was and that there was virtually no stiffener showing up in the felt whatsoever. So even though it shaped easily. It would not hold anything… pretty much collapsed onto itself just by picking it up.

I decided to see if I could revive the felt a bit with a very heavy steaming and brushing. I went through about 3 kettles full over three days… but I think the results are fantastic considering. It is still super soft… but manages to keep a reasonable shape.

The mothing however is somewhat significant. The light champagne colored felt is a velvety smooth shorter nap velour like finish. Similar to Borsalino MGL. Just the fuzzy finish kind of felt moths LOVE… however tend to chew just the soft tips of the felt and more often in a tracking pattern. Turns out a couple loved this one so much, they munched their way across a good potion of the front of the crown. Creating what we will just call… moth art. I actually have half a mind to take a pencil and contrast the tracks.

The other thing of course is the 6 3/4 size leaves it a bit snug. But I’ve been wearing it last couple days and it’s loosening up. That is its shrinking my head.

Thanks again to Bob for the heads up. Glad to take my stab at saving and reviving this one.

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mothing tracks….

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It’s got just the right amount of character now.

 

[Yamahana]

One of my catches back in my January haul. Sunnington size 7. Way too small but couldn’t resist the cool art deco liner and color of this uncommon brand so made an offer.
Unreeded leather sweat, 2 5/8” brim and 4 1/2” crown as bashed. This is headed to Reese’s Vintage Pieces in trade towards a vintage Penneys Marathon Straw.

 

[Yamahana]

Another one from back in January. Bought from original owners daughter. Very sharp and lightweight felt Dobbs 7 1/8. I believe this is a 40’s roundrel for Dobbs. Like new condition, as perfect of a sweat as I’ve ever seen. 2 3/4” brim, 5” crown as bashed. Came with original box and a hat sponge still in wrapper. Also too small and headed to Reese’s Vintage Pieces. Very cool pug. Wish it fit. Thought about having Wolfbrae reblock to my size but it’s too pristine to molest.

 

[Blare]

One of my catches back in my January haul. Sunnington size 7. Way too small but couldn’t resist the cool art deco liner and color of this uncommon brand so made an offer.
Unreeded leather sweat, 2 5/8” brim and 4 1/2” crown as bashed. This is headed to Reese’s Vintage Pieces in trade towards a vintage Penneys Marathon Straw.
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That is one beautiful hat!

 

[Blare]

Another one from back in January. Bought from original owners daughter. Very sharp and lightweight felt Dobbs 7 1/8. I believe this is a 40’s roundrel for Dobbs. Like new condition, as perfect of a sweat as I’ve ever seen. 2 3/4” brim, 5” crown as bashed. Came with original box and a hat sponge still in wrapper. Also too small and headed to Reese’s Vintage Pieces. Very cool pug. Wish it fit. Thought about having Wolfbrae reblock to my size but it’s too pristine to molest.
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Another special hat there.