German & Austrian Hutmachers

[mayserwegener]

[video=youtube;-dF1IjU0Njc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dF1IjU0Njc[/video]

 

[Chepstow]

Nice Video Steve! Splendid, everyone wears a hat or a Cap. A great time for German Hat industry!



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[mayserwegener]

Yes definitely at the height of hat and cap wearing. Some really great hats and caps if you take a close look.

 

[ManofKent]

Fascinating footage Steve!

 

[mayserwegener]

Kelly's Directory of merchants, manufacturers and shippers of the world : a guide to the export and import, shipping and manufacturing industries, Volume 2, Europe 1964

 

[mayserwegener]

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[Chepstow]

Interesting Steve! Some famous names under it!
Where do you have found it?



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[mayserwegener]

I went to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. I took photos of Kelley's directories for the following years: 1915, 1925, 1963 and 1964. It's going to take some time to post everything. The ones from 1915 and 1925 have a lot of hat companies listed. I focused on Germany, Austria (Czech in 1925) and Italy.

 

[mayserwegener]

This is the Hat Manufactures index for the 1915 edition so you can see how many locations are listed.

 

[Chepstow]

Wow, that's a lot! Interesting,



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[splintercellsz]

Very cool Steve! I look forward to seeing the rest!!!!

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[Fastuni]

@Mayserwegener

Amazing! Would be very interested in the international hat manufacturers/traders directory for the late 30's.

 

[mayserwegener]

I will try to request one from that time period. Also the late 40s and mid 50s. I will post the 1915 and 1925 photos / info shortly.

The Library of Congress also had copies of the "The Hatter's Gazette" up to 1911. This was the English hat trade publication similar to "The American Hatter". The English hat companies were extremely conservative which is not unexpected. Not many soft felt hats and no mention of Velour finishes (or other specialty finishes) which were popular (Germany, Austria, America) at that time period. Also there was mention of the "Homburg" style hat which verifies the term was used England at that time period.

 

[ManofKent]

Steve - great addition to the thread.

 

[mayserwegener]

Richard, Thanks!

 

[mayserwegener]

Kelly's Directory of merchants, manufacturers and shippers of the world : a guide to the export and import, shipping and manufacturing industries, Volume 2, Europe 1963

 

[mayserwegener]

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[TheDane]

Very interesting, Steve. I recognize some, but do you know how many are still active?

 

[mayserwegener]

Kelly's Directory Of Merchants, Manufacturers And Shippers, 1915, Austrian Hat Manufacturers

 

[mayserwegener]

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