Baron Kurtz
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Well, then. Here's an interesting recent find. Made by Hobson & Sons of Lexington St, W1 (Now W1R). As far as I can tell, they owned Lexington St. and used it as their main workshop and also had a retail outlet. Hobson & Sons were a military uniform company, and their history would suggest that they moved out of the Lexington St. address sometime in the very early 1900s (1900-1910). So, maybe a tentative date there?
Anyway, it's a very dark green with much blue hue in it. There are two vents on either side of the crown. The crown is 5" in the centre when creased liek this (how it came to me) and 3.5" front and back. Lots of reverse taper. The brim is a whopping 3.5" and the sweatband is 2.25". The ribbon is no longer present, but from the differential fading around the base of the crown, i'd say it was about 5/8"-6/8". Thin grosgrain ribbon edge binding.
Enjoy.
bk
Anyway, it's a very dark green with much blue hue in it. There are two vents on either side of the crown. The crown is 5" in the centre when creased liek this (how it came to me) and 3.5" front and back. Lots of reverse taper. The brim is a whopping 3.5" and the sweatband is 2.25". The ribbon is no longer present, but from the differential fading around the base of the crown, i'd say it was about 5/8"-6/8". Thin grosgrain ribbon edge binding.
Enjoy.
bk