German & Austrian Hutmachers

[Pellie]

Marcel, Good to see it arrived. My guess is 1960s. It has a great look! Very sporty!

Thanks Steve! The felt is incredible!

 

[Steve1857]

I bought this green Tonak (made for the russian market) for 9 euro including shipping and it turned out to be a very fine felted hat. Very soft and mallable. Not sure if the hatband is original, but could be. No lining in it, but there is a label. According to Steve @mayserwegener it could be a '50's or '60's hat. Glad i saved this one!
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It came in like this :-(
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That's a nice find and great save, Marcel. Love the colour and the fact that the label suggests the hat was meant for the home market.

 

[Pellie]

That's a nice find and great save, Marcel. Love the colour and the fact that the label suggests the hat was meant for the home market.

Thank you Steve!

 

[Pellie]

Hückel Chamois, unfortunally no label inside. Very soft felt.

 

[mayserwegener]

Hückel Chamois, unfortunally no label inside. Very soft felt. View attachment 731692 View attachment 731693 View attachment 731694 View attachment 731695 View attachment 731696 View attachment 731697 View attachment 731698 View attachment 731699

Marcel, Super! Great looking Hückel Weilheim "Chamois"! It doesn't have a Hückel sweatband. Does it look like it was replaced? The Hückel Weilheim hats only have round size labels behind the sweatbands. Not sure why that was the case.

 

[Pellie]

Marcel, Super! Great looking Hückel Weilheim "Chamois"! It doesn't have a Hückel sweatband. Does it look like it was replaced? The Hückel Weilheim hats only have round size labels behind the sweatbands. Not sure why that was the case.

Tx Steve. I already noticed it about the sweatband when i bought it, because of the words "modern" and "panama". Seller did not know anything about it. I think the sweatband is replaced, but the one who did this, did it very well. I prefered the old sweatband ofcourse.

 

[Pellie]

P & C Habig lordshat (no brimtreatment). Also in 100% mint condition.

 

[steur]

P & C Habig lordshat (no brimtreatment). Also in 100% mint condition. View attachment 734105 View attachment 734106 View attachment 734107 View attachment 734108 View attachment 734109 View attachment 734110 View attachment 734111 View attachment 734112

That is a stunning hat, Marcel. Super find!

 

[Pellie]

That is a stunning hat, Marcel. Super find!

Thanks Stefan! Indeed a great find!

 

[Steve1857]

P & C Habig lordshat (no brimtreatment). Also in 100% mint condition. View attachment 734105 View attachment 734106 View attachment 734107 View attachment 734108 View attachment 734109 View attachment 734110 View attachment 734111 View attachment 734112

Super nice find, Marcel. That is a great one for the collection. Congrats!

 

[Pellie]

Super nice find, Marcel. That is a great one for the collection. Congrats!

Thank you Steve!

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

P & C Habig lordshat (no brimtreatment). Also in 100% mint condition. View attachment 734105 View attachment 734106 View attachment 734107 View attachment 734108 View attachment 734109 View attachment 734110 View attachment 734111 View attachment 734112

Won-der-ful! One of the best I've seen in a while. A great wide hatband on the outside in contrasting the beautiful grey felt, but the colour scheme on the inside with the matching sweat and crown patch is amazing - very elegant and unusual for a Habig.

 

[Pellie]

Won-der-ful! One of the best I've seen in a while. A great wide hatband on the outside in contrasting the beautiful grey felt, but the colour scheme on the inside with the matching sweat and crown patch is amazing - very elegant and unusual for a Habig.

Thank you Matt. Glad i found this one.

 

[mayserwegener]

P & C Habig lordshat (no brimtreatment). Also in 100% mint condition. View attachment 734105 View attachment 734106 View attachment 734107 View attachment 734108 View attachment 734109 View attachment 734110 View attachment 734111 View attachment 734112

Marcel, I am really happy you found this one. It's a real gem and in fantastic condition! Pretty sure it's from the time period we discussed. I don't believe I have seen a hidden stitched Over Welt Curled Brim P. & C. Habig before.

 

[Pellie]

Marcel, I am really happy you found this one. It's a real gem and in fantastic condition! Pretty sure it's from the time period we discussed. I don't believe I have seen a hidden stitched Over Welt Curled Brim P. & C. Habig before.

Thanks Steve. I am happy myself too with this P. & C. Habig. It's a stunner.

 

[mayserwegener]

Imperial - Royal, Austrian Exhibition 1906, Earl's Court London

Interesting that "Brush Hats" is used instead of "Velour".

 

[mayserwegener]

Anton Pichler Kr K Hof Hut Fabrikant, Graz, 1907

Grieskai before 1907: Before the Hotel Wiesler was rebuilt, the hat manufacturer Pichler was located here, which moved to Karlauerstraße. Colorized Photo: KK/Kubinzky

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Imperial - Royal, Austrian Exhibition 1906, Earl's Court London

Interesting that "Brush Hats" is used instead of "Velour".

Interesting, Steve, that Peschel is named 'the most important factory of Austria-Hungary': Unfortunately, we find surprisingly few pre-war hats by them. I would have considered Hückel more important—based on my gut feeling. By the way: wonderful design for the exhibition.

 

[mayserwegener]

Interesting, Steve, that Peschel is named 'the most important factory of Austria-Hungary': Unfortunately, we find surprisingly few pre-war hats by them. I would have considered Hückel more important—based on my gut feeling. By the way: wonderful design for the exhibition.

Marketing! APN was a step behind JHS up to WWI. They had a strong export business including Germany at that time. After WWI JHS added a factory in Ratibor (also in Skočov now Poland -> PolkaP) in the mid 1920s so they could export to the German market. APN only had their "Schönau bei Neutitschein / Šenov u Nového Jičína" Czechoslovakia factory so they couldn't export to the German markets but they were able to increase their other export business in the 1920s and 1930s and still be successful.

APN is a strange company because the original owner "Anton Peschel" didn't know anything about hat manufacturing when opened the factor in 1869. We he died in the 1885 the company was near bankruptcy but his wife (with 11 under age children) Luise Peschel was able to rescue the company and make it into a strong company. She became an honorary citizen of "Schönau bei Neutitschein" after she passed away in 1920. There are more details on my website.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Marketing! APN was a step behind JHS up to WWI. They had a strong export business including Germany at that time. After WWI JHS added a factory in Ratibor (also in Skočov now Poland -> PolkaP) in the mid 1920s so they could export to the German market. APN only had their "Schönau bei Neutitschein / Šenov u Nového Jičína" Czechoslovakia factory so they couldn't export to the German markets but they were able to increase their other export business in the 1920s and 1930s and still be successful.

APN is a strange company because the original owner "Anton Peschel" didn't know anything about hat manufacturing when opened the factor in 1869. We he died in the 1885 the company was near bankruptcy but his wife (with 11 under age children) Luise Peschel was able to rescue the company and make it into a strong company. She became an honorary citizen of "Schönau bei Neutitschein" after she passed away in 1920. There are more details on my website.

Thank you, Steve, for clarifying!