The Bowler or Derby Hat

[BobHufford]

NICE ONE!!!!!!!!

Thanks Mark!

I really like the lines of this one Bob. Could Clarkson be a department store name? There seems to be a plethora of Derby manufacturers in the early 20th century. Cool one!

Thanks Mike! I searched for a store as well and the only thing I've come up with so far is a "soap opera" type story printed in both the Boston Globe and Buffalo Times in November of 1918 that reference fictional employees of "Clarkson's Department Store".

 

[Steve1857]

That is one heck of a beauty, Bob. Suits you and you wear it well, my friend

Picked this beauty up from Jim (@Frunobulax). Looks great, fits great, comfortable wide sweatband ... what's not to love? I'm not finding anything about Clarkson so far. Jim -- did you find anything when you had it?

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[BobHufford]

That is one heck of a beauty, Bob. Suits you and you wear it well, my friend

Thanks Steve! Good to see you in the Lounge.

 

[mayserwegener]

Picked this beauty up from Jim (@Frunobulax). Looks great, fits great, comfortable wide sweatband ... what's not to love? I'm not finding anything about Clarkson so far. Jim -- did you find anything when you had it?

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Bob, Super! What are the initials on the sweatband and liner? I can't make them out.

 

[BobHufford]

Bob, Super! What are the initials on the sweatband and liner? I can't make them out.

Thanks Steve! The initials are O.E. (or E.O.) Clarkson & Co. New York & Boston.

 

[Frunobulax]

Picked this beauty up from Jim (@Frunobulax). Looks great, fits great, comfortable wide sweatband ... what's not to love? I'm not finding anything about Clarkson so far. Jim -- did you find anything when you had it?

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Thanks Mark!



Thanks Mike! I searched for a store as well and the only thing I've come up with so far is a "soap opera" type story printed in both the Boston Globe and Buffalo Times in November of 1918 that reference fictional employees of "Clarkson's Department Store".

I didn't look real hard, Bob. You seem to have found out more than I did.

 

[steur]

Here's a new one (for me that is).
Borsalino Giorgetto bowler. Brim at 5cm and crown 13cm. Sold as a size 55, but that is not correct. It has a separate size sticker with 7 1/8 on it. Curious because it was not intended for the American market and given the way it fits me I don't think it's an English 7 1/8. Made for JS Meuwsen, one of The Netherlands' largest hat retailers and a manufacturer themselves. Interesting that the crown patch is one piece (both the Borsalino emblem and the retailers' name).
Judging by the label late thirties. A few scuffmarks but aside from that in excellent shape.

 

[Rmccamey]

I know this thread has a focus on vintage but I just wanted to throw a new custom in the mix to perhaps give us hope that maybe the old styles are not lost forever. A new custom Granite and Charcoal bowler from Mike Miller at Northwest Hats. A smooth hand but a good, stiff felt, too, and a great curl for good measure !

 

[Tukwila]

Real nice, Randy! I like the purple liner, too.

 

[Rmccamey]

Thanks, Doug.

Real nice, Randy! I like the purple liner, too.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Stetson Standard Quality for Rogers Peet.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Stetson Standard Quality for Rogers Peet.

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Wow, Brent!

 

[BobHufford]

Stetson Standard Quality for Rogers Peet.

Nothing standard about that. Super nice Brent!

 

[Rmccamey]

Welcoming to the Bowler club, young man!

Stetson Standard Quality for Rogers Peet.

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[mayserwegener]

Stetson Standard Quality for Rogers Peet.

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Brent, Super! Congrats on a great find!

 

[mayserwegener]

I know this thread has a focus on vintage but I just wanted to throw a new custom in the mix to perhaps give us hope that maybe the old styles are not lost forever. A new custom Granite and Charcoal bowler from Mike Miller at Northwest Hats. A smooth hand but a good, stiff felt, too, and a great curl for good measure View attachment 254493 View attachment 254494 View attachment 254495 View attachment 254496 View attachment 254497 !

Randy, Sorry I missed your post. It's a real beauty! Congrats!

 

[Rmccamey]

Being a modern reproduction, in a sense, the sweatband and opening are not "as stiff" as the old ones making this very comfortable to wear.

Randy, Sorry I missed your post. It's a real beauty! Congrats!

 

[steur]

I know this thread has a focus on vintage but I just wanted to throw a new custom in the mix to perhaps give us hope that maybe the old styles are not lost forever. A new custom Granite and Charcoal bowler from Mike Miller at Northwest Hats. A smooth hand but a good, stiff felt, too, and a great curl for good measure View attachment 254493 View attachment 254494 View attachment 254495 View attachment 254496 View attachment 254497 !

Excellent hat, Randy. Mike Miller did a bang on job on the brim curl.

 

[steur]

Stetson Standard Quality for Rogers Peet.

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Fantastic, Brent. That dented top should pop right back into shape.

 

[BobHufford]

Ran across a couple of ads from 1929 (Yale Daily News). Who's wearing one to a football game this weekend?