The Bowler or Derby Hat

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Not a natural low crown, but for less than $20 shipped I was more than willing to overlook its flaws for such a cool little bowler.

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

 

[mayserwegener]

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Not a natural low crown, but for less than $20 shipped I was more than willing to overlook its flaws for such a cool little bowler.

Super! Are there any company marks?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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[steur]

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Beautiful bowler, Brent. I find myself buying the occasional bowler just because of the craft that was involved, even though I don't wear them. I'm guessing that would be the reason you got this one as well.

 

[Steve1857]

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Brent, that is just one super looking vintage American bowler. I'd really like to know more about the history the inside of the hat reveals.

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[Steve1857]

Beautiful bowler, Brent. I find myself buying the occasional bowler just because of the craft that was involved, even though I don't wear them. I'm guessing that would be the reason you got this one as well.

Me too, Stefan. Though I have ventured out in two. My Lock & Co and your Penumbra renovated. I now have five very nice bowlers. They deserve more headtime outside the house.

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[deadlyhandsome]

Beautiful bowler, Brent. I find myself buying the occasional bowler just because of the craft that was involved, even though I don't wear them. I'm guessing that would be the reason you got this one as well.

The seller didn’t know the size and claimed there wasn’t a tag under the sweatband. I knew the odds were astronomical that it would be in my size, but the seller offered it to me at a price I couldn’t refuse. I won’t keep it, but it was nice getting to hold it even if just for a short time.


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[deadlyhandsome]

Brent, that is just one super looking vintage American bowler. I'd really like to know more about the history the inside of the hat reveals.

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Me too. I often wonder what stories these hats could tell.


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[M Brown]

I bought this old bowler hat at an antique store about 10 yrs ago. It was a perfect fit but the leather sweat band was falling out of it so I took it to Peter Bros Hats in Fort Worth Tx and had a new leather band put in.
It's a Dunlap brand hat. Still has the original liner. Best research I could come up with dates it to the early 1900s.

 

[Steinbockhase]

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Not a natural low crown, but for less than $20 shipped I was more than willing to overlook its flaws for such a cool little bowler.

Ha ha ... looks like this bowler was designed by Buster Keaton !

 

[mayserwegener]

I wear a Stiff Felt a few times a month. Wearing a hat with a tall crown and a large brim draws more attention where I live.

 

[busmatt]

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I would call that a “Cambridge” as worn by Sir Winston Churchill

Still made by Lock and Co today

A hat I’d love to own

Matt


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[sebastian czentner]

Really i love the derby. For me is a model that deserves more love from the users.

 

[sebastian czentner]

Mayser "Stella Steif Federlicht / Stiff Feather Light" made for Huthase / Hat Hare, 58cm, 155 grams, possible 1930s. I was lucky because I noticed there was a lot of padding behind the sweatband. Also figured it was made by a high quality company which also turned out to be correct. This is a really fantastic Fur Felt (Haar.filz) Stiff Felt made by Mayser Ulm. I really like the dimension and form. The sweatband leather is especially nice and the fit is perfect. Huthase had stores in Dresden, Chemnitz, and Leipzig.

Natural Light

Great Derby.

 

[Andrew friedhofen]

Great Derby.

New here but I've noticed that most bowlers have a homburg like brim. Are they ever called homburg bowlers?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

New here but I've noticed that most bowlers have a homburg like brim. Are they ever called homburg bowlers?

The brims, while both are curled and bound, are different. I’ve never heard the term “homburg bowlers,” except in ebay descriptions from sellers who don’t know much about hats.



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[mayserwegener]

Great Derby.

Sebastian, Thank you!

 

[mayserwegener]

New here but I've noticed that most bowlers have a homburg like brim. Are they ever called homburg bowlers?

Up to WWII most major Hat Factories made Stiff Felt Hats and Soft Felt Hats. The Stiff Felt Hat production and Soft Felt Hat production were separate. The brim work for Homburgs was somewhat similar but performed by separate departments.

 

[mayserwegener]

Really i love the derby. For me is a model that deserves more love from the users.

The highest quality pre WWII Stiff Felts usually had superior components (Liner, Sweatband, Stamping, Printing) and brim work. All you have to do is look back through this thread.