Joshbru3
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Josh, This is truely a rare find no matter if most on here don't appreciate the style (they were popular sporting hats at different time periods). I have never seen a US made Alpine (now Robert will post one ) from this time period and the German, Austrian, French and Italian ones are also rare.
Thanks, Steve!! That's really exciting. If you've never seen a US made Alpine from the 30's, they must be rare. It was on etsy for the longest time and I asked the seller months ago about the circumference. She told me it was a childs hat and that the sweatband measured 20 inches, so I ignored the hat. As time went on, I kept looking at it and thought I would buy it because I knew it was a 1930's Stetson of some type. When I lifted to sweatband, I not only discovered that the sweatband didnt measure 20 inches, but it was a 6 7/8 (but fits like a 7). The sweatband is almost 22 inches around. The felt is almost like a suede finish. Its very soft and very pliable. I actually had to go through the German/Austrian Hutmakers thread just to see how to crease one of these hats. I had no idea. I am leaving the crown open, but dry bashing is very easy. Thanks again!!