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Homburg Nation

Bobby Marshall

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Optimo Metropolitans (Homburgs) on the right.
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Stetson Excellent homburg in black in a style called "courier" on the label. Made under license in Germany, so manufactured by Mayser. Size 57 with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 11 cm. This is Mayser manufacturing at its finest and they apparently really wanted to make this licensing work. This hat is dated 23rd of march 1957, so in the early years of the license. An observation here is that in Germany the "Imperial" designation wasn't used as opposed to the English license where it was common. Maybe the association with the past made and the Austro Hungarian Empire and their own exiled Kaiser made them opt for another name.

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The Shoe

Call Me a Cab
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Stetson Excellent homburg in black in a style called "courier" on the label. Made under license in Germany, so manufactured by Mayser. Size 57 with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 11 cm. This is Mayser manufacturing at its finest and they apparently really wanted to make this licensing work. This hat is dated 23rd of march 1957, so in the early years of the license. An observation here is that in Germany the "Imperial" designation wasn't used as opposed to the English license where it was common. Maybe the association with the past made and the Austro Hungarian Empire and their own exiled Kaiser made them opt for another name.

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Because you needed a black Homburg. Does that make 20?
 

Rmccamey

I'll Lock Up
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Another excellent hat. I'd be happy to store it for you, Stefan, being my size as it is.

Stetson Excellent homburg in black in a style called "courier" on the label. Made under license in Germany, so manufactured by Mayser. Size 57 with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 11 cm. This is Mayser manufacturing at its finest and they apparently really wanted to make this licensing work. This hat is dated 23rd of march 1957, so in the early years of the license. An observation here is that in Germany the "Imperial" designation wasn't used as opposed to the English license where it was common. Maybe the association with the past made and the Austro Hungarian Empire and their own exiled Kaiser made them opt for another name.

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:D Excel tells me it's 31 actually. What can I say?
 

BrianCLindley

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Stetson Excellent homburg in black in a style called "courier" on the label. Made under license in Germany, so manufactured by Mayser. Size 57 with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 11 cm. This is Mayser manufacturing at its finest and they apparently really wanted to make this licensing work. This hat is dated 23rd of march 1957, so in the early years of the license. An observation here is that in Germany the "Imperial" designation wasn't used as opposed to the English license where it was common. Maybe the association with the past made and the Austro Hungarian Empire and their own exiled Kaiser made them opt for another name.

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Gorgeous...trying to find my first Homburg that catches my eye. I have a straw Dobbs that I've worn out.
 
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This week I commented on a black homburg (the one posted above this one) that one cannot have enough of them. Well, practice what you preach, so number 32 is added to the collection. Several points of attraction for this one.
Fléchet homburg for Gérard Sools in black. Size 57 with the bound brim at 5,5cm an the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Sweatband made of "cuir ragondin" or nutria leather for the English speakers. Didn't know that was a thing, but here we are, Likely the felt is nutria too, but can't confirm that as the hat has no label inside. Looks like an early one, probably forties or early fifties. Weighs 152 grams.

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