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Beaver Brand Hats, gone?
What I have heard from the Milano hat factory is that is taking a little time for the workers to get used to making dress hats . The Milano factory is mostly a western factory and the workers arent used to making dress hats. But I think they will get it right. Anybody on the FL live near... -
Beaver Brand Hats, gone?
Wow, I have to say this is the first I've heard about Beaver Brands closing although I'm not suprised. After Hatco, there is little left to the hat market in the USA. Bollman does little fur felt and Biltmore is gone , moved to the Milano Hat factory in TX. Beaver Brands never could compete... -
Auction Prices for Fedoras of Famous People
I remember seeing a hat that belonged to Frank Sinatra in an antique mall in NYC. They asked for 10K for the hat. This was around ten years ago. -
size 9 hat, no lie
Wow, and I thought one of my customers with a 8 1/4 lo had big head. ..... -
Looking for a top hat maker.
I cant imagine how many people today would actualy want to wear a top hat . Its a far cry from 100 years ago when most men had two top hats in their wardrobe: a silk topper and a collapsable opera top hat. -
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Looking for a top hat maker.
I think making the material used to create a true silk top hat is a lot more difficult than people realize. Al though I cant imagine spending 4000 pounds on a hat either!! -
Bollman Hat Company PCN Tour Video
Bollman does make fur felt but it is a fraction of the production . We used to buy many of their fur felts but they are concentrating on the wools. They make the best wool hats today. -
Szaszi-hats (Vienna). Wonderful hats!
I have seen some of his hats over the past few years. They are nice but very expensive. As for the trim work, one would best use Art Fawcett as his custom hats are the best on the market for the price. -
1890's-1900's early hat manufacture HAWES (Hawes Von Gal) HAT CO
I doubt any soft hats exixst from this factory. They are gone so many years already. From what I was told , they were the largest har manufacturers ariubd the turn of the century. -
$749.00 Stratoliner
Vintage hats have been increasing like crazy for the past few years but there are still some deals out there if you are patient. -
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Olney Hats
I don think they manufacture any of their felts. The hat looks to me like a Tonak hat made for them. -
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International Hat Trade Paper Ads from Hutmacher - Zeitung Berlin (1898/99)
I've seen issues of the American Hatter. I wonder if anyone has any of the other magazines out there. -
How one old hat maker survives
Fernandez and Roche hats will be making dress hats for the US market. Stay tuned!! -
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STETSON COLONY
The Colony name just got reused 13 years later. There are style names that companies use over and over throughout the years that are very different each time. -
Going Atomic With Dalton
They are very hard to locate. The company was located in Yonkers NY. They closed shop in the late 1940'd I believe. -
Fall & Winter 1914-1915 Fashion Plates Of Stetson Hats
Nice find!! really nice. -
Pre 1940s dress hats
Wow is all I can say. Its amazing that the hat isnt brittle after all of these years. -
nifty device
Its called a pinch protector. We used to give them out years ago. You could cut the piece to make it lower if needed. I think they are still made on Germany .
