Morfelt Hats?

[Dinerman]

First off- Hi, I'm new here. I'm a hat fanatic, a curler, I go to loads of old diners, and have a magazine column about them.

Anyway, I picked up an old wool felt hat to bang around in at school, since I don't want to endanger my much nicer old dobbs and stetson. The hat's a morfelt, and looks pretty old, but the quality is pretty lousy. Anyone know anything about morfelt?

Also, last summer I found and bought a resistol fedora, with an intricate bow on the band, but it was on the back instead of the side. It's sewn on this way. Was this something that only lasted a few years, and if so when?

Thanks!

 

[skwerl-hat]

oh! ive read about this somewhere perhaps it was on this site i beleive they only had that style of bow on the back of the crown for a little while cant remember when exactly it was.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Welcome aboard! I love diners! (as you can see from my avatar )

 

[Art Fawcett]

Welcome aboard Dinerman...you'll fit right in here!!
I don't have much history on Morefelt but have had many in my hands and was always anxious to set them free. They clearly were low ends hats ( perfect for really bad weather) so I used them for film rentals mostly in the past. The Dobbs rear bow was popular (somewhat) in the early 50's and was pretty short lived. I have seen them on 20's hats also but very rarely. I believed it was considered too feminine so it took a "special" guy to wear them. I personally like them but heck..I'm special.

 

[Snrbfshn]

Backbows...

From info gleaned here, backbows enjoyed a couple of periods of popularity, most recently in the '50s. They don't seem to be very appealing to current buyers of vintage hats, and as such, are relative bargains. I like them for a change-o-pace. Here's a look at my Stetson Royal De Luxe, which likely harkens from the early '50s:

I'm not much help on the Morfelts, though the ones I've seen were wool, and have not been attractive enough to entice me.

 

[besdor]

Morefelt was the old name used by Bollman Hat Co for their fur/wool blended hats . Today , they are called Dynafelt . It is a mixture of 90% wool and 10% rabbit fur .


Steven
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