mattface
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Matt, glad to see that HTH is as cool in person as they, and Joe, seem to be online.
I have my Fed back, and thereby hangs a tale with both good and bad elements. My plan is to borrow Miss Linda's digital camera, take a few shots of the revamped lid, and post 'em -- tomorrow, I hope.
I have my Fed back, and thereby hangs a tale with both good and bad elements. . . .
I have had this vintage gray porkpie since the mid-'80s, and it was old then, and the only information on its lining is this: Henry the Hatter, Detroit's Exclusive Hatter since 1893. Above the writing is the picture in gold of a man in a top hat and monocle. On the sweatband is a shorter version: Henry the Hatter, Detroit. Other than the size -- 58 and 7 1/4 -- that's it.
Did Henry the Hatter actually make its own hats or did it sell hats that were made for it by another manufacturer?
I bought the hat from a store at 9th and South Street in Philadelphia that sadly is now longer in existence.
I have 2 Tilden hats from Henry the Hatter, my guess is from the 50s. My understanding is that HtH contracted with Tilden to make their hats in the old days, in addition to selling other brands. According to Wiki, they did manufacture their own until 1985, whether from scratch or just modifying the hat bodies, I don't know. I don't think they sell Tildens anymore based on this website.
https://www.henrythehatterdetroit.com/
They do, they're sold under the 'Henry the Hatter' brand category on the right.