Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. C

    The Cavanagh Club

    I agree. Those are all good points. I agree with the band probably not being original. I’m not sure about the light grayish/taupe band but definitely the purple and gold one looks added on. And I also agree with the letters in the wrong order it’s probably not from the gentleman’s collection...
  2. C

    The Cavanagh Club

    Hi everyone, I purchased a Cavanagh fedora on eBay a couple of days ago and I noticed something interesting. The letters GWE, which I'm assuming are initials, are printed inside the hat. There was an art collector by the name of Edgar William Garbisch who had some Cavanagh's in his art...
  3. C

    " The Great British Hat Makers "

    Thanks Steve! I reached out to them yesterday. They got back to me this morning saying that the old records, including model numbers would have been retained or destroyed by the previous owner each time the company changed ownership, so the people who work there now have no way of dating the...
  4. C

    " The Great British Hat Makers "

    Thanks! I'd like to think it's older than 1969 but honestly I'm not sure. I know Herbert Johnson was located at 38 New Bond Street until 1975 in which case the 69 would make sense. The lining also reads "By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen" which would imply this was after Queen Elizabeth...
  5. C

    " The Great British Hat Makers "

    Hello everyone! Just got this Herbert Johnson for Brooks Brothers fedora from eBay. I was told I should post it here when it arrived. I also posted a few pictures of it in the "Dating your hat" thread to see if anyone could put a date on it. From what I found it looks like this hat is from...
  7. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    Got it Steve! I’ll make sure I do that.
  8. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    Wow! Thank you for that information. That's great to know. If it was pre-1971 or really as long as it was pre -1982 it means the tag with the year of manufacture should be under the sweatband. In any event, I'm super glad I was able to get this one. Edit: The liner says "By Appointment to...
  9. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    Hi everyone! I just won this hat in an auction on Ebay and was wondering if anyone could help me put a date on it. I read in another thread that Herbert Johnson hats used to have a tag under the sweatband that had the year of manufacture. So I'm sure I'll be able to check that once the hat...
  10. C

    Homburg Nation

    Thanks so much for all the information!
  11. C

    Homburg Nation

    Greetings! I just purchased a black homburg from eBay. I'm not 100% sure if it's vintage or not but I'm attaching the pictures from the listing so maybe someone can provide information regarding that. Also, I'm aware that there was a Hückel hat company. I'm not sure if it still exists but...
  13. C

    The Cap Faction

    Thanks so much for all the info.
  14. C

    The Cap Faction

    Greetings all, I have two Irish caps that I bought from Ebay. One is a Jonathan Richards Motoring Cap. I am familiar with that brand, but was wondering if this specific cap is vintage. The label is one that I haven't seen before and the plastic over it gives me the idea that it's not a recent...
  15. C

    Irish Cap Questions - Jonathan Richards Motoring Cap and An Cruac Flat Cap

    Oh there’s the cap faction. Thanks for providing the link to the other one as well. Apologies for not posting in one of those I may have just overlooked them while looking for a place to post this.
  16. C

    Irish Cap Questions - Jonathan Richards Motoring Cap and An Cruac Flat Cap

    Greetings all, I thought there used to be a thread here under the title "the cap faction" but for some reason I can't find it even when I search for it. Maybe someone can move this is there's a more appropriate thread for it to be in. Anyway, I have two Irish caps that I bought from Ebay...
  17. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    Thanks! No idea what they mean. But I agree they are cool.
  19. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    Thank you for the information. I used to have a Panizza that I bought when I was in Rome so I'm familiar with that company. Barbisio I've heard of but I've never actually owned one of their hats. In any event it's nice to have the information on the date. Thanks again!
  20. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    There is a store name. Ferner Jacobsen AS Oslo Import. Also, under the Knox logo on the sweatband it looks like it says "Made in Italy Under License". I'm not sure if any of those indicate the age. I looked up Ferner Jacobsen and it looks like they're still in business. I also don't know if...
  21. C

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    Greetings all, I ordered this Knox fedora from Ebay and it's being delivered today. Very excited. Wondering if anyone can put a date on it. I'm attaching the images that were on Ebay. If anyone thinks there is information that could be useful that is missing from the images provided I'll see...
  22. C

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Hi everyone! Just bought this Knox Player from eBay. Had a few questions. From the research I've done I can say the hat is from between 1976 and 1995. I'm basing this on the fact that there is a label that says "Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union" which existed from 1976 - 1995...
  23. C

    Knox question...

    Greetings, I just recently purchased a Knox Flying Cloud fedora off of eBay. I had some questions that maybe someone could help me answer. I'm attaching some photos I took of it to hopefully help in answering them. My first question is when were the Flying Cloud fedoras made? This is mainly...

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 2,531 (members: 27, guests: 2,504)

Forum statistics

Threads
108,458
Messages
3,061,561
Members
53,654
Latest member
billmacsworld
Top