A delightful weekend of hats and photos. Very well done, gentlemen!
David: Nice Playboy to start the week off with a bang.
Perry: Fine looking Whippet.
Marc: Thanks. The 2" brim likely deterred many bidders, but I think the hat's proportions, with its tall, un-tapered crown, are very attractive, the very archetype of late '20s-'30s fedoras.
Ed: Thank you, and good sleuthing!
Steve: Looks to be a very nice hat.
Randall...
Thank you for posting your beautiful sweatband, Alan. Yours is one I had in mind, and is one of probably only a handful of surviving sweats which provide definitive documentation of the "orange peel" finish. I believe Josh also posted an example.
As for the above C & K derby, it weighs in at...
Knox Superfine Derby, Long Hair Beaver/Melusine Finish
Lustrous, long hair beaver/melusine finish derby probably dating to the 1910s-1920 era. First of this type I have seen and examined. The fur appears to be dyed very consistently on the crown exterior and interior, as well as the upper...
Thanks, Jeff. That "B" is a piece of stamped aluminum, clipped to the sweatband. I can only guess that it was the surname initial of the original owner.
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