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Vintage slogans for hat companies
Attaboy- now there's a question... Well, what do you know about Attaboy? I am trying to research them a little. The Denton factory in Manchester made them and they used to be relatively common and easy to get hold of for a few £££'s. Notoriously poor quality sweatbands, unlined and of course...- The Elizans
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- Forum: Hats
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Sweatband Anomaly...(?)
Common on euro lids... Hello, Well, I can confirm that all my pre-war English hats have this gluded fabric strip method of joining the sweatband seam. In some, it is a linen/cotton type fabric very thin, and soaked in glue (like a bandage) so that it is actually quite stiff. This is...- The Elizans
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- Forum: Hats
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Hitler's fedora
a fair question! Actually, I forgot to write it down! it is not with me at the moment; I will be home again at the weekend and will be sure to report back- sorry to keep you in suspense! T.E.- The Elizans
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- Forum: Hats
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Hitler's fedora
Could this be Hitler's hat? OK, picked this hat up in Camden Market in London last year for £5.00 it is a German made (circa 1920's), velour or 'fuzzy' finish, very floppy hat! it looks remarkably like Hitler's own wouldn't you say?! Yikes!- The Elizans
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Vintage slogans for hat companies
The most famous (English) slogan? "If you want to get ahead, get a hat!" attributed to G. A. Dunn & Co. N.B. the saying "Full Monty" refering to something being complete or without compromise is a slogan originally attributed to a three-piece suit made by tailors Montague Burton.- The Elizans
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- Forum: Hats
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Action Stations! share your action-backed, half-belted and hacking jackets!
Armpits! Yes, the armholes are high. Also, I saw someone comment somewhere on the lounge about a creased sleeve; if you look closely (or touch it as I can!) you can see the remnants of what was one a neatly pressed sleeve crease!- The Elizans
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- Forum: Suits
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Action Stations! share your action-backed, half-belted and hacking jackets!
Off to a good start... Thanks as ever, to everyone for your responses, advice and kind comments. Has anyone see the film Atonement? I think the beginning of the film is set in 1936 (although I haven't seen it since it was out in the cinema, I may be wrong) but the young guys are all wearing...- The Elizans
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- Forum: Suits
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What are you wearing today??
Cheers Bugsy!- The Elizans
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
Spring is here is England... country wear time! Just bought this belt-backed jacket, wore it out around town today. Great fun! T.E.- The Elizans
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Action Stations! share your action-backed, half-belted and hacking jackets!
Struck gold at last! I am quite ecstatic that I have finally procured a belt-back (half Norfolk) or ‘Action Backed’ [US] Jacket after a couple of years hunting! EBay, car boot sales and vintage clothes shops until now, had been unable to reward by relentless pursuit of the afore mentioned...- The Elizans
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- Forum: Suits
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"Vintage" Question
Different grades, same style/model I am solely a vintage collector. I have top-of-the range 1930's hats with the finest linings and sweatbands... and some pretty basic wool felts from the same period too! As with anything, old doesn't always mean good. Style wise, I think old hats have the...- The Elizans
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Best hats
Start off in London... I have to confess, I do not know much about modern production or custom fedoras, I favour vintage hats, but I will say this, British made hats of recent decades fall short of the mark in terms of style and quality. Failsworth, Olney, Christies and Lock are among the...- The Elizans
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Stretching a hat - advice please....
Hat Jack- be warned! I bought a Hat Jack recently- a false economy I recon. Because the contact between the outer face of the wooden blocks and the inside of the hat is so narrow, I found it had a distorting effect on the shape of the profile of the hat. It stretched the sweatband alright, but...- The Elizans
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Reducing hat size
For extreme downsizing jobs, carefully unpick the sweatband at the back (where it meets and joins) and re-sew overlapping the sweatband drawing in the circumference of the hat. Tightening of the grosgrain band may also be necessary if it appears loose. I myself have never done this, but have...- The Elizans
- Post #11
- Forum: Hats
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Homburg Nation
...another Dunn Homburg Here's another Dunn & Co. homburg, 1930's I'd say. This one has a typical leather sweatband but is unlined. It is quality soft fur felt suggesting it is a summer-weight hat opposed to a low-grade model. It is very shabby, but strangely endearing; I just can't find the...- The Elizans
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Homburg Nation
Another Dunn, and an early one... Hello Homburg Nation! See lots of Dunn & Co. hats popping up here! Posted a Dunn a few weeks back myself, actually, my favourite hat manufacturer of all. :D Here's a nice one I've had for a while, its late twenties/early thirties (going by hat boxes with...- The Elizans
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NEWBIE: I need help finding a fedora
Vintage Lock & Co Hello! For durability, comfort and style, I'd say vintage Lock & Co is bar far the best in all these categories. I have worn all three of mine (1930's, 1940's and 1960's ) through the most appalling English costal weather and they are impermeable by the elements. They are...- The Elizans
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Is there any way to look suave and debonair while chasing a hat down the street?
In Saville Row or a Deusenburg maybe, other than that, feel the wind in your hair, forget your foolish pride and get your skates on!- The Elizans
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Help with lost nap on vintage Sools
Charater all the way! Some things are best left alone. As a wearer of pre-1940 hats exclusively, I often have to be content with moth holes and [light] stains inside and out. Gentle remedies are almost always the best. this hat looks superb, I'd be tempted to say if you've tried stream and...- The Elizans
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Fedora is a Trilby?
Snap-Brim is the answer my friends! Forgot to include this in my last post on this subject, A page from an Esquire magazine from 1936 (thats all I wrote down, sorry!) Again, it clearly refers to our fedoras/trilbies as "Snap-Brims". I think this was almost certainly one of the most common names...- The Elizans
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- Forum: Hats
