Miss sofia
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Hello there chaps,
I was wondering if any of you good Sirs could give me any info on a boater i purchased today. It's made by The York Hat Co. Sadly i can't post a pic as the camera is on the blink. It is actually dark brown and natural woven straw which is interesting, with a navy and cream ribbon. Is two -tone straw common for boaters?
It has no markings on it at all aside from 'The York Hat written on the inside which is in gold with a picture of york cathedral behind the script also in gold. It has a leather sweat band which looks like it has a signature in pencil on a piece of cotton sewn onto the inside of the sweatband. It is in remarkably good condition with only one tiny chip on the brim. I saw a similar one in a vintage store but the logo was in a circle in pale blue and i was told that one was 20's or 30's.
I paid twenty pounds for it, so i hope it was a good buy. Anyhow, Raymond my 30's mannequin head looks rather spiffing in it, so all is not lost!
Any help much appreciated!
Miss Sofia
I was wondering if any of you good Sirs could give me any info on a boater i purchased today. It's made by The York Hat Co. Sadly i can't post a pic as the camera is on the blink. It is actually dark brown and natural woven straw which is interesting, with a navy and cream ribbon. Is two -tone straw common for boaters?
It has no markings on it at all aside from 'The York Hat written on the inside which is in gold with a picture of york cathedral behind the script also in gold. It has a leather sweat band which looks like it has a signature in pencil on a piece of cotton sewn onto the inside of the sweatband. It is in remarkably good condition with only one tiny chip on the brim. I saw a similar one in a vintage store but the logo was in a circle in pale blue and i was told that one was 20's or 30's.
I paid twenty pounds for it, so i hope it was a good buy. Anyhow, Raymond my 30's mannequin head looks rather spiffing in it, so all is not lost!
Any help much appreciated!
Miss Sofia