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1910s? Antique black fur felt curled raw brim western style hat in similar style to a Stetson Boss Raw Edge. Marked "The Arrow Hat".
You can see the intricate design of the logo. It is debossed in silver on the sweatband.
A company brand mark of initials (looks like DMD) sits below the logo.
The sweatband is atill soft and supple. It has the "V" shaped stitching attaching it to the reed. This "V" stitching was done by the Singer 37-3 sewing machine. A mention of this machine is found un the 1901 issue of The American Hatter.
It has a taped rear seam that has dried and come loose (see photos).
All of these details seem to indicate the hat is from the 19-teens or earlier.
Hat opening lenght is 7 3/8" x width 6"=21.12"approximate circumference.
Open crown 5 1/2"
Brim 3 1/8 to curl
Ribbon 1/2"
There is a paper sticker under the sweatband that indicates a 6 7/8 size.
As with any felt that is over 100 years old, it has some felt wear. There are tears in the felt on the edge of the brim (see photos with red circles).
The rear seam/attachment of the leather sweatband is no longer taped, but since the leather is still soft, it could easily be reattached.
The ribbon has relaxed/curled in some areas.
1910s? Antique black fur felt curled raw brim western style hat in similar style to a Stetson Boss Raw Edge. Marked "The Arrow Hat".
You can see the intricate design of the logo. It is debossed in silver on the sweatband.
A company brand mark of initials (looks like DMD) sits below the logo.
The sweatband is atill soft and supple. It has the "V" shaped stitching attaching it to the reed. This "V" stitching was done by the Singer 37-3 sewing machine. A mention of this machine is found un the 1901 issue of The American Hatter.
It has a taped rear seam that has dried and come loose (see photos).
All of these details seem to indicate the hat is from the 19-teens or earlier.
Hat opening lenght is 7 3/8" x width 6"=21.12"approximate circumference.
Open crown 5 1/2"
Brim 3 1/8 to curl
Ribbon 1/2"
There is a paper sticker under the sweatband that indicates a 6 7/8 size.
As with any felt that is over 100 years old, it has some felt wear. There are tears in the felt on the edge of the brim (see photos with red circles).
The rear seam/attachment of the leather sweatband is no longer taped, but since the leather is still soft, it could easily be reattached.
The ribbon has relaxed/curled in some areas.
