Adams Fedora, when was it made?

[Lorne]

Hello All,

I just scored an Adam fedora off ebay. Its a nice grey full brim job:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Men...tPNebIT9hDUWr4g8GQaQM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I haven't gotten it yet, but the original auction shows the tags under sweatband.

The tags reflect that the hat was made at 665 Broadway in New York City. The price tag (take a deep breath), is 6$.

Any idea when this hat was made?

Thanks...

 

[winter_joe]

1930s? Early 40s?

 

[CONELRAD]

Judging by the price and sweatband logo, that hat probably dates to the 1940s, no later than the early 1950s. According to the information here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?18380-ADAM-ALLEY/page19&p=840931#post840931 and here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?18380-ADAM-ALLEY/page19&p=846052#post846052, Adam hats cost $6.00 since at least 1945, and a very similar logo was trademarked in 1949.

I have an Adam Executive with a price tag of $7.50 that, according to a newspaper article of the time, dates to 1954. Seeing as my hat is Executive and that one is Majestic, which I believe was one step better than Executive, that would place that hat as earlier than mine, unless I am mistaken about the quality tiers.

I'd estimate it to be mid-1940s, but I could very well be wrong.