No Name Hat Manufacturing Co.

[moontheloon]

No Name - Wisconsin. Wonderful hat. 5 1/2" crown, 3 3/8" brim with pencil curl. Thin ribbon. "Ostrich" like leather sweatband. Only the 1 tag under the sweat giving the "Wisconsin" model name. Very lightweight hat with a smooth touch to the finish. The second soft hat to turn up (pre 1926 ownership change).


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[Michael A]

Gleaned from "The Clothiers' and Haberdashers' Weekly June 18,1897.
New York News
"John B. Stetson of the No Name Hat Manufacturing Company, of Orange Valley, N.J. sailed for Europe last Saturday from this city on the Aller"

Michael

 

[Hurricane Jack]

No Name Hat Manufacturing Co. hat worn at the 1904 reunion of the United Confederate Veterans Association held in Nashville, TN. Hat was found in Nashville.

Will cross post in "Slouch Hats - the Old, the New, and the Sentimental" thread.

 

[Elisha Berry]

I have a No Name Hat Manufacturer & Co. hat. I'm trying to find its value?


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[moontheloon]

I have a No Name Hat Manufacturer & Co. hat. I'm trying to find its value?


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That's easy ... 20 bucks

I kid... we would obviously have to see it unfortunately

And even then giving a value is subjective but a ball park estimate of what someone might pay is possible

 

[Elisha Berry]

That's easy ... 20 bucks

I kid... we would obviously have to see it unfortunately

Ok give me a minute...


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[Elisha Berry]

That's easy ... 20 bucks

I kid... we would obviously have to see it unfortunately

And even then giving a value is subjective but a ball park estimate of what someone might pay is possible

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[Elisha Berry]

Not very much on these I can find. They must be rare? Certainly old as I have read the history of company. Could not find one for sale anywhere! Any thoughts on value appreciated


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[Frunobulax]

Plusses are felt appears to be in good shape and it's a desirable size. Minuses, mostly the sweatband is gone and it will need some work, possibly by a pro. Also, bowlers/derbies don't command as much on the open market as soft felts.

No Name hats are rare, but not as desirable as other brands, unless you're a hard core collector.

Just spitballing, but on a good day, perhaps $40-$70 on eBay. Most likely on the lower end of that, though because of the absence of a sweatband.


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[FedOregon]

You could place it on eBay, if you're looking to sell, with an opening bid of $70 and see if anyone bids...

Welcome to the site, and good luck with your hat!

Doug Berry, of the Oregon, Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, etc, Berry's...

 

[Elisha Berry]

Thank you for the info! We have Berry's in Oregon also[emoji4]


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[BobHufford]

Thread needs a bump...

 

[Desert dog]

I was talking to a clerk, at the drug store in Las Vegas, New Mexico, last summer. He showed me what he had dug out of the dirt floor basement.

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[buler]

Thought I'd bump this thread after noticing that the old photobucket pics that had disappeared are now showing again. Maybe I'm the last one to notice this...

 

[BobHufford]

 

[BobHufford]

The store referenced in the hat above (with their mention of carrying No Name hats). 1930.

I think this shows the transition from No Name Hat Manufacturing Company (Orange, NJ) to The No Name Hat Company (Danbury, CT). 1930.

And Stephen L. Stetson's involvement.

With Hutt & Wasserman, Inc. as the manufacturer.

 

[RossRYoung]

Nice research there, Bob. Good looking bowler too!

 

[1961MJS]

Ok, the No Name Hat Company is the Hat Company's name, but there name is the No Name Hat company so the hat company has no name.

Reminds me of Mr. Spock, "Everything I say is a lie", but if everything you say is a lie, the the truth is that everything you say is the truth, but everything you say is a lie. I think it was Voyager that blew up at that point.

Later

 

[BobHufford]

The reference to this ad was 1915 - 1925.

 

[Rumad]

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That is awesome