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I went out cycling this friday to pay a visit to one of my vintage hat hunting grounds. All of four (!) hats were to be found in the shop, this being summer and not exactly felt weather. But I wasn't coming back without a hat, having cycled over a 100 kilometers, so it had to be something. Even another black homburg would do. This one fit the bill.
Lord Byron homburg hat (I guess "Beau Brummel" was already taken). Manufacture is a bit unclear. The label is in French, but the "M.M.C." doesn't ring any bells. The dealer Jager-Oberlinkels of Ettelbrück is located in Luxembourg, so the hat could be French, Belgian or even made in Luxembourg. Size 57 with the brim at 6cm and crown 11cm at the center dent. A very well made hat, which deserves the "grand luxe" designation it carries.
Jager-Oberlinkels was founded in 1891 as a specialist hatshop. They still exist today as a shop for clothes and accessories.
What a haul, Stefan! Every one a beauty, and a few stand out from the crowd. Can’t stop looking at the Strat and the mode edge. I have dreamed of finding a hat like my grandfather’s sage Stetson mode edge. If I’m lucky, I’ll inherit it someday from my dad. Never seen another like it.
Congrats!
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