The Bowler or Derby Hat

[mayserwegener]

What is a mourning band?

- Andrew

It's for mourning someone's death. Similar to a black armband.

 

[stetsonofagun]

It's for mourning someone's death. Similar to a black armband.

I figured. Just making sure.

- Andrew

 

[Seb Lucas]

When people mourned a person's death they wore black and dressed up their clothing to indicate mourning. Like a black armband today. That hat was probably worn at a funeral or dressed to indicate mourning for the death of a public figure.

 

[mayserwegener]

Anton Pichler Graz "Record", size 57cm probably around WWI. I have been looking for an old Anton Pichler Graz soft felt but haven't had any luck so I decided to jump on this stiff felt with side vents. Anton Pichler was a leading figure in the Austrian hat industry of the late 19th and early 20th Century.

Side Vent

Anton Pichler Graz "Comfortable" (1897) soft felt with same side vents!

 

[RJR]

Anton Pichler Graz "Record", size 57cm probably around WWI. I have been looking for an old Anton Pichler Graz soft felt but haven't had any luck so I decided to jump on this stiff felt with side vents. Anton Pichler was a leading figure in the Austrian hat industry of the late 19th and early 20th Century.

Side Vent

Anton Pichler Graz "Comfortable" (1897) soft felt with same side vents!

Nice catch,the vents are unique.

 

[mmbarnes]

Anton Pichler Graz "Record", size 57cm probably around WWI. I have been looking for an old Anton Pichler Graz soft felt but haven't had any luck so I decided to jump on this stiff felt with side vents. Anton Pichler was a leading figure in the Austrian hat industry of the late 19th and early 20th Century.

Side Vent

Anton Pichler Graz "Comfortable" (1897) soft felt with same side vents!

I just think that is marvelous.

I am amazed that the side vents are almost identical to those on my recently acquired ASCO Hats derby.http://www.thefedoralounge.com/index.php?posts/2053757

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/index.php?posts/2053779

I wonder if Cohn-Asher imported them from that European source.

 

[mayserwegener]

Matt, Thanks! Your Cohn-Asher is really fantastic! The overall form is magnificent! You are right the vents are very similar. I will have to look for possible sources!

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Happy to see this thread still getting some amazing updates, really love the look of the vent on the latest one.

Here's my contribution. An old vented grey bowler with a pretty interesting sweatband marking.

 

[mayserwegener]

Fantastic! Yes it's great to see the latest finds!

 

[viclip]

Does anyone know the significance of what looks like "Real Russia" on the sweat? Model name, made there, composed of furs harvested in Russia? etc. ~ interesting marking indeed on a nice hat

 

[mayserwegener]

O.F. Hess (Bohemia), size 57cm, probably 1930s maybe older, not mine.

 

[mayserwegener]

Josef Mauerer Hutfabrikant Wien, ~ 58cm, probably 1930s. This is a very high quality Stiff Felt. The liner and logo are really fantastic.

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Recently arrived french made square crown bowler.

 

[mayserwegener]

Fantastic!

 

[1mach1]

Fantastic!

+1

 

[Denton]

Nice one!

 

[mayserwegener]

The first, second and third rows were added since my last update on 02/15/2015.

 

[Frunobulax]

!!!​

 

[BobHufford]

Steve ... do you live in a museum? Awesome collection!

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes! Thanks!