What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[mayserwegener]

Tonak "Flexible", late 1950s. The Light Brown Felt is very light weight. Probably the most pliable Felt I have ever encountered. The "Flexible" trademark goes back to early 1920s J.Hückel´s Söhne. Really great Form with lots of Brim flange plus I really like the Bow design and Band color & width. I forgot to mention that this hat was part of my 2016 Czech NOS Find (see below).

This is my May 2016 Czech NOS find. There are 20 hats (Brüder Böhm, J.Hückel´s Söhne, TONAK, Janyška) and 4 hat holders (Anton Peschel Neutitschein, Brüder Böhm, Janyška). All of the hats are NOS open crown and range from the later 1930s to late 1950s. Including a couple rare Brüder Böhm Soft Felt Wool hats and a Brüder Böhm hat holder.

 

[jeffgarf]

Tonak "Flexible", late 1950s. The Light Brown Felt is very light weight. Probably the most pliable Felt I have ever encountered. The "Flexible" trademark goes back to early 1920s J.Hückel´s Söhne. Really great Form with lots of Brim flange plus I really like the Bow design and Band color & width.

This is my May 2016 Czech NOS find. There are 20 hats (Brüder Böhm, J.Hückel´s Söhne, TONAK, Janyška) and 4 hat holders (Anton Peschel Neutitschein, Brüder Böhm, Janyška). All of the hats are NOS open crown and range from the later 1930s to late 1950s. Including a couple rare Brüder Böhm Soft Felt Wool hats and a Brüder Böhm hat holder.

Wowza!

 

[mayserwegener]

Another stunning hat, more amazing history and ephemera. Wonderful stuff, Steve!

Mark, Sorry for the late reply, Thank you!

 

[mayserwegener]

Wowza!

Jeff, Thank you! I was looking at the two B.B. Size Tags last week. One of the tags is visible in the first photo of the find (light Gray B.B. Wool Soft Felt at front left corner). Here is a closeup of the B.B. Size Tag that I took back in 2016. The hat is the light Gray B.B. Wool Soft Felt mentioned previously.

 

[hatsRme]

Tonak "Flexible", late 1950s. The Light Brown Felt is very light weight. Probably the most pliable Felt I have ever encountered. The "Flexible" trademark goes back to early 1920s J.Hückel´s Söhne. Really great Form with lots of Brim flange plus I really like the Bow design and Band color & width.

This is my May 2016 Czech NOS find. There are 20 hats (Brüder Böhm, J.Hückel´s Söhne, TONAK, Janyška) and 4 hat holders (Anton Peschel Neutitschein, Brüder Böhm, Janyška). All of the hats are NOS open crown and range from the later 1930s to late 1950s. Including a couple rare Brüder Böhm Soft Felt Wool hats and a Brüder Böhm hat holder.

Such a warm, fuzzy feeling from these pictures, Steve.
Thanks again!

 

[mayserwegener]

Such a warm, fuzzy feeling from these pictures, Steve.
Thanks again!

Charlie, Thanks! We are the Old Timers!

 

[VoodooSan]

Tonak "Flexible", late 1950s. The Light Brown Felt is very light weight. Probably the most pliable Felt I have ever encountered. The "Flexible" trademark goes back to early 1920s J.Hückel´s Söhne. Really great Form with lots of Brim flange plus I really like the Bow design and Band color & width.

This is my May 2016 Czech NOS find. There are 20 hats (Brüder Böhm, J.Hückel´s Söhne, TONAK, Janyška) and 4 hat holders (Anton Peschel Neutitschein, Brüder Böhm, Janyška). All of the hats are NOS open crown and range from the later 1930s to late 1950s. Including a couple rare Brüder Böhm Soft Felt Wool hats and a Brüder Böhm hat holder.

Simply stunning, Steve. Both the beautiful Tonak, and that AMAZING 2016 score.

 

[Pellie]

The Bubani Ravenna today. Probably a Borsalino.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

1930’s Stetson Nevadan, No. 1Q

 

[jeffgarf]

Another from the new batch received while I was out of the country, this is a Borsalino Drudosti 39 1/2 in dattero. The finish is similar to my Gran Marque 6X and it comes from the famous Radiconcini in Rome.

 

[RickP]

Muggy, warm, and kinda drizzley out this morning... Time for a hat you dont worry about. An inexpensive Stetson of some model with a tight enough weave to keep any water at bay lol. I iorigionally picked this one up cheap for a lawnmowing hat, but it actually has a nice tight weave, fits well, and has grown on me... so its been elevated to "regular" hat status

 

[jeffgarf]

Muggy, warm, and kinda drizzley out this morning... Time for a hat you dont worry about. An inexpensive Stetson of some model with a tight enough weave to keep any water at bay lol. I iorigionally picked this one up cheap for a lawnmowing hat, but it actually has a nice tight weave, fits well, and has grown on me... so its been elevated to "regular" hat status View attachment 784224 View attachment 784222 View attachment 784223

Boy, now if we could only get some hats to "grow" on us there wouldn't be any of the great size 6 7/8 or 7 hats out there ripe for the pickin'.

 

[mayserwegener]

Simply stunning, Steve. Both the beautiful Tonak, and that AMAZING 2016 score.

Mark, Thank you! I forgot to mention the Tonak "Flexible" was part of the 2016 Czech find. It's somewhere on the table.

 

[VoodooSan]

1930’s Stetson Nevadan, No. 1Q

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Another gem, HJ. Gorgeous!

 

[VoodooSan]

Another from the new batch received while I was out of the country, this is a Borsalino Drudosti 39 1/2 in dattero. The finish is similar to my Gran Marque 6X and it comes from the famous Radiconcini in Rome.

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Simply stunning, Jeff!

 

[jeffgarf]

Simply stunning, Jeff!

Thank you again.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Peters Bros Shady Oak LBJ 7X Seventy-Five

When your day is gone
And you wanna ride on
Caffeine

 

[jeffgarf]

A fun black hat, for a change, today. The second from my Japanese purchase, it came from the seller in this bamboo (?) hatbox. Fun, almost pug-like hatband treatment with a Borsalino pin. 25 year-old. The Japanese sure like them fun.

 

[RickP]

Got a little rehabbed Stetson Moose River headed out into the mists and rain this morning

 

[The Shoe]

A fun black hat, for a change, today. The second from my Japanese purchase, it came from the seller on this bamboo (?) hatbox. Fun, almost pug-like hatband treatment with a Borsalino pin. 25 year-old. The Japanese sure like them fun.

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My wife reckons the box is likely rattan.