German & Austrian Hutmachers

[mayserwegener]

Again: great looking Bristol/Peschel and some excellent detective work! Thanks for posting.

Stefan, Thanks again. Luckily I searched "Bella" this time. Not sure why I didn't when you posted your Diplomat "Bella". I was thinking the German 'Windsor " source would never be found but I was wrong.

 

[mayserwegener]

Echter Rockel "Haar", 58 cm, possibly early to mid 1950s. The Felt color is Dark Blue and the Felt has a very nice hand plus easily dry creases. The the Sweatband is a matching Dark Blue.

Open Crown

Natural Light

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Nice looking Homburg, Steve: Congrats!
Is there any guess about dating Rockels by paper-labels?

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

New for me and already announced:
(Thanks to Panos for his understanding )

Light brown-gold "ERKO" Velour (Ernst Kohlndorfer, Miesbach) - probably late 20s (I think)
The velour is wonderfully soft and in my opinion comes close to some Hückel qualities.
According to the paper label a 57 (cm), but fits more like a 58 (and thus just enough for me).
Height open crown 16 cm; central dent at a luxurious 12.5 cm; width of brim at 6 cm
Note the beautiful Art Deko logo as well as the handwritten price.
Sold in Bautzen (Saxony) by "A. Fleyel Nachf.[ahren]"

 

[PanosChris]

Matt, congrats but which understanding? Send it to its rightful owner!
It's indeed spectacular and I think there are only a handful hats with the "ERKO" trademark that have been shown around, but Steve will know better.

 

[mayserwegener]

New for me and already announced:
(Thanks to Panos for his understanding )

Light brown-gold "ERKO" Velour (Ernst Kohlndorfer, Miesbach) - probably late 20s (I think)
The velour is wonderfully soft and in my opinion comes close to some Hückel qualities.
According to the paper label a 57 (cm), but fits more like a 58 (and thus just enough for me).
Height open crown 16 cm; central dent at a luxurious 12.5 cm; width of brim at 6 cm
Note the beautiful Art Deko logo as well as the handwritten price.
Sold in Bautzen (Saxony) by "A. Fleyel Nachf.[ahren]"

Matt, Fantastic find! Made my day! Very difficult to find the lighter colors and in great condition. I have an Erko Velour but in a very small size. The Print Type on the Sweatband is similar so probably the same time period.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...sbach-oberbayren/?do=findComment&comment=1900

This is the advert where I found the Erko trademark was Ernst Kohlndorfer Miesbach / Oberbayren Velour Hutfabrik.

Deutsche Hutmacher Zeitung, December 15, 1936

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Thank you, Gentlemen, for your enthusiastic comments and to Panos for its good face to the evil play

 

[steur]

Echter Rockel "Haar", 58 cm, possibly early to mid 1950s. The Felt color is Dark Blue and the Felt has a very nice hand plus easily dry creases. The the Sweatband is a matching Dark Blue.

Open Crown

Natural Light

Very nice find, Steve. Blue homburgs don't turn up that often, so always satisfying if you can score one.

New for me and already announced:
(Thanks to Panos for his understanding )

Light brown-gold "ERKO" Velour (Ernst Kohlndorfer, Miesbach) - probably late 20s (I think)
The velour is wonderfully soft and in my opinion comes close to some Hückel qualities.
According to the paper label a 57 (cm), but fits more like a 58 (and thus just enough for me).
Height open crown 16 cm; central dent at a luxurious 12.5 cm; width of brim at 6 cm
Note the beautiful Art Deko logo as well as the handwritten price.
Sold in Bautzen (Saxony) by "A. Fleyel Nachf.[ahren]"

Super hat, Matt. Great shape to it and in wonderful condition as well.

 

[mayserwegener]

Very nice find, Steve. Blue homburgs don't turn up that often, so always satisfying if you can score .

Stefan,

Thanks!

 

[mayserwegener]

Echter Mayser "Spezial", 59 cm possibly mid 1950s. The Black Felt has a great Finish and easily dry creases. Classic Form with very stylish Bow design which Mayser used often with their Homburgs in this time period.

Open Crown

The hat was severally crushed at the brim edge during shipping. The box was pulverized (most likely by USPS) and had to be wrapped in shrink wrap by USPS. I thought it was lost but arrived yesterday with no status update from USPS since early September.

The photos were taken after popping the crown out so originally more crushed.

 

[PanosChris]

Echter Mayser "Spezial", 59 cm possibly mid 1950s. The Black Felt has a great Finish and easily dry creases. Classic Form with very stylish Bow design which Mayser used often with their Homburgs in this time period.

Open Crown

The hat was severally crushed at the brim edge during shipping. The box was pulverized (most likely by USPS) and had to be wrapped in shrink wrap by USPS. I thought it was lost but arrived yesterday with no status update from USPS since early September.

The photos were taken after popping the crown out so originally more crushed.

The hat is fantastic, Steve. Even more impressive is the rescue job you have performed. I am glad this one scored positive after all.

 

[mayserwegener]

The hat is fantastic, Steve. Even more impressive is the rescue job you have performed. I am glad this one scored positive after all.

Panos, Thank you! It's hard to see how bad it was crushed at rear brim edge on the non-Bow side. If you look at the paper label photo you can see it was torn (acid free taped).

 

[steur]

Echter Mayser "Spezial", 59 cm possibly mid 1950s. The Black Felt has a great Finish and easily dry creases. Classic Form with very stylish Bow design which Mayser used often with their Homburgs in this time period.

Open Crown

The hat was severally crushed at the brim edge during shipping. The box was pulverized (most likely by USPS) and had to be wrapped in shrink wrap by USPS. I thought it was lost but arrived yesterday with no status update from USPS since early September.

The photos were taken after popping the crown out so originally more crushed.

Really nice find, Steve. Great job on the resurrection. Fine looking homburg.

 

[mayserwegener]

Really nice find, Steve. Great job on the resurrection. Fine looking homburg.

Stefan, Thanks again!

 

[mayserwegener]

Hückel Weilheim "Hückel's Clipper" "Melé", 58 cm possibly late 1950s early 1960s. The Felt is a Mix (Melé) with a Rough (Rauh) finish and very soft hand. I have a couple other "Hückel's Clipper" Hats.

 

[PanosChris]

Hückel Weilheim "Hückel's Clipper" "Melé", 58 cm possibly late 1950s early 1960s. The Felt is a Mix (Melé) with a Rough (Rauh) finish and very soft hand. I have a couple other "Hückel's Clipper" Hats.

Great find Steve. These mele felts have a very pleasing hand. I guess there were other colors too? The few I can recall are all of this grey/white mixture.

 

[mayserwegener]

Great find Steve. These mele felts have a very pleasing hand. I guess there were other colors too? The few I can recall are all of this grey/white mixture.

Panos, From what I can recall most of the Rough / Rauh finish have a similar grays / whites mixture going back to the 1930s. These two J. Hückel´s Söhne Standard "Loden" are exceptions.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...tfabrik-weilheim/?do=findComment&comment=1485

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...tfabrik-weilheim/?do=findComment&comment=1487

 

[PanosChris]

Panos, From what I can recall most of the Rough / Rauh finish have a similar grays / whites mixture going back to the 1930s. These two J. Hückel´s Söhne Standard "Loden" are exceptions.

https://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/topic/6-johann-hückel´s-söhne-hückel-hutfabrik-weilheim/?do=findComment&comment=1485

https://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/topic/6-johann-hückel´s-söhne-hückel-hutfabrik-weilheim/?do=findComment&comment=1487

Well, these two are just exceptional...wow!

 

[mayserwegener]

Well, these two are just exceptional...wow!

Panos, Thanks! Lucky NOS finds.

 

[mayserwegener]

Wilhelm Pless Wien "Extra Qualität", 57 cm, possibly late 1920s early 1930s. This a really beautiful Stiff Felt and in near mint condition. This is my first Wilhelm Pless Wien so a rare find. The only other WPW is a Silk Top Hat found by Robert (RLK). It's possible the Felt is Beaver because it's very dense but could be a blend. The liner is really fantastic. The color (not sure what to call it plus color changes) and company mark are striking. The contrasting sweatband with gold embossed company mark are great too.

I have another beautiful Stiff Felt from the same store Ludwig Skrivanek Graz.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...z-hutfabrikation/?do=findComment&comment=2313