Me too! I found it interesting that an American company chose S & J Fraenkel for their velours. I had assumed that most velours imported to the US for the US market through stores or hat manufactures were from Peschel or Huckel. [huh]
Today i'm wearing a 50's/60's Stetson 3X Beaver western that I recently converted into a western-esqe upbrim fedora.
I had to re-block it, chop the brim, re-flange the brim, sand a large amount of felt off the body to remove the tons of stains and fading, and sew on a new ribbon. I went with a...
I just landed this fairly early S & J Fraenkel Velour from the 'bay. The seller advertises it at around a size 7......we'll see......
It appears to have the early logo and fairly intricate liner. I should hopefully have it this week.
LEE (PITCH BLACK)
brim: 2 inches wide
crown is pre-creased into c-crown shape
felt is in beautiful condition.
sweatband is a little dry but still in great wearable condition.
Knox Vagabond Miracle felt (pitch black)
brim: 2 inches wide
open crown: 5 3/8 inches tall
Fabric sweatband over thin leather.
the felt is a semi-long hair/short velour
VERY lightweight felt
great condition
Knox Vagabond King (grey-blue)
brim: 2 1/8 inches wide
open crown: 5 1/4 inches tall
VERY Light weight felt
hat is in beautiful condition. was worn very little.
For sale is a LOT OF 5 fedoras. I am getting rid of some of my hats because my collection has gotten way too big for my house. I'm selling this as a complete lot of 5, NOT as separate hats.
In the lot is:
(1) Dobbs 20 (size 7)
(1) Knox 15 (size 7)
(1) Knox Vagabond King (size 7 )...
I recently bought this one from france and waited a long time for it to get through customs. I had hoped that it was a size 7 so it would fit me.....unfortunately for me its a 7 1/4. The size tag lists this as a punti 5 1/2 or a size 58. This equates to a US 7 1/4. I took measurements of the...
Another Beauty, Steve!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap
I see the sweatband on this Austrian/German hat was also attached using the "European method." I have seen this quite a bit as I look through old posts in threads. The vvvvvvvvvv stitching and attaching the sweatband in the front seem to have been...
Might be a Mother of Pearl button that is just reflecting the light in that manner. It appears to be a faux wind trolley because it looks like it was sewn right to ribbon. That was a very popular thing with hat manufactures in the first couple decades of the 20th century.
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