What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Rumad]

Thanks again Alan... did you end up posting your two ounce Lee?

I haven’t yet, no, I don’t wear it. It doesn’t feel right on me. I will make a point of taking some pictures to show you guys though.

 

[Rumad]

Day 14 of 31 Hat Parade: In preparation for tomorrow's National Straw Hat Day, May 15th, I have been boxing up the winter "grab-and-go" hats and replacing them with my straw collection. During the 1920s, this tradition was more strictly adhered to. I have been cheating a little. A felt hat that came to hand was my Brent Fedora that has been converted from a more "western" style. Brent hats were made for the department store chain, Montgomery Ward. Other store brands included, Pilgrim from Sears and the more common Marathon which is JC Penny. I had Mike Miller of Northwest hats install a new sweat band (to replace a broken, dry and cracked original) and a new ribbon treatment. He also did a whip stitching binding on the brim edge. Creating a much more wearable fedora out of a sorry example of an Stetson Open Road clone.

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Great colors. Looks like something deadlyhandsome should have.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Long day of "coaching" using the Zoom app. I went for a long walkabout in a Knox Knockabout. It is a warm "75'f (24'c). The first days of spring/summer warmth always feel warmer than they really are. Today feels very, very warm. Not suprising as we had snow flurries a week ago by gosh.

As the sun is slipping towards the horizon my dog and I are out on the deck watching the birds. Letting the Knox dry out, I switched to a Stetson 50's Playboy. Soon I will need to slip the fleece sweater on as the temps are tipping to 55'f (12'c).

Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -

 

[mayserwegener]

This week I will feature various shades of Grey German and Austrian Velours. Most will be from the 1930s.

S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Open Crown 5 1/2 inches, Brim 2 1/4 inches, possibly 1930s. This is a great example of Velour Soleil (Sun) where the soft long hair tips are clipped off and the hair is ironed all around which in turn reflects a lot of light. The super pliable (only a soft touch required to form) Velour Soleil is a fantastic Steel Gray color. S. & J. Fraenkel Wien / Ebreichsdorfer (Austria) Filzhutfabrik were one of the finest producers of Velour in Austria. I will leave the rest to the photos.

S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Ebreichsdorfer Filzhutfabrik, possibly 1920s.

Some very nice finished Velours!

"Fraenkel Wien" Mirrored Display Stand, date stamped May 2, 1931. This was a fantastic gift from Daniele.

The same exact S. & J. Fraenkel Wien Crest as the above hat (see 2nd liner photo).

The handwritten date over the Italian Revenue Stamp is May 2,1931. Thanks to Daniele for the clarification.

Fraenkel Wien, Celluloid Advert Card by Prager & Lojda Berlin S.W., 9 cm x 6 cm, possibly 1920s.

Fraenkel Wien, Celluloid Hat Tag, possibly 1920s.

This is a visual tour of the Ebreichsdorfer Heimatmuseum (S. & J. Fraenkel Wien Hat Factory / Ebreichsdorfer Felt Hat Factory) which I visited March 10th 2017.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...breichsdorfer-felt-hat-factory-march-10-2017/

 

[Blare]

Day 14 of 31 Hat Parade: In preparation for tomorrow's National Straw Hat Day, May 15th, I have been boxing up the winter "grab-and-go" hats and replacing them with my straw collection. During the 1920s, this tradition was more strictly adhered to. I have been cheating a little. A felt hat that came to hand was my Brent Fedora that has been converted from a more "western" style. Brent hats were made for the department store chain, Montgomery Ward. Other store brands included, Pilgrim from Sears and the more common Marathon which is JC Penny. I had Mike Miller of Northwest hats install a new sweat band (to replace a broken, dry and cracked original) and a new ribbon treatment. He also did a whip stitching binding on the brim edge. Creating a much more wearable fedora out of a sorry example of an Stetson Open Road clone.

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Very nice Mike. It now a very fine example.

 

[Blare]

Great colors. Looks like something deadlyhandsome should have.

Yes.. was thinking the same thing. There is something in the name.

 

[Blare]

I haven’t yet, no, I don’t wear it. It doesn’t feel right on me. I will make a point of taking some pictures to show you guys though.

Cool. Would love to see it

 

[Blare]

Long day of "coaching" using the Zoom app. I went for a long walkabout in a Knox Knockabout. It is a warm "75'f (24'c). The first days of spring/summer warmth always feel warmer than they really are. Today feels very, very warm. Not suprising as we had snow flurries a week ago by gosh.

As the sun is slipping towards the horizon my dog and I are out on the deck watching the birds. Letting the Knox dry out, I switched to a Stetson 50's Playboy. Soon I will need to slip the fleece sweater on as the temps are tipping to 55'f (12'c).

Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -

Sounds like a lovely day.

 

[Rumad]

This week I will feature various shades of Grey German and Austrian Velours. Most will be from the 1930s.

S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Open Crown 5 1/2 inches, Brim 2 1/4 inches, possibly 1930s. This is a great example of Velour Soleil (Sun) where the soft long hair tips are clipped off and the hair is ironed all around which in turn reflects a lot of light. The super pliable (only a soft touch required to form) Velour Soleil is a fantastic Steel Gray color. S. & J. Fraenkel Wien / Ebreichsdorfer (Austria) Filzhutfabrik were one of the finest producers of Velour in Austria. I will leave the rest to the photos.

S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Ebreichsdorfer Filzhutfabrik, possibly 1920s.

Some very nice finished Velours!

"Fraenkel Wien" Mirrored Display Stand, date stamped May 2, 1931. This was a fantastic gift from Daniele.

The same exact S. & J. Fraenkel Wien Crest as the above hat (see 2nd liner photo).

The handwritten date over the Italian Revenue Stamp is May 2,1931. Thanks to Daniele for the clarification.

Fraenkel Wien, Celluloid Advert Card by Prager & Lojda Berlin S.W., 9 cm x 6 cm, possibly 1920s.

Fraenkel Wien, Celluloid Hat Tag, possibly 1920s.

This is a visual tour of the Ebreichsdorfer Heimatmuseum (S. & J. Fraenkel Wien Hat Factory / Ebreichsdorfer Felt Hat Factory) which I visited March 10th 2017.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...breichsdorfer-felt-hat-factory-march-10-2017/

Wow. That’s a gem. Inside and out, just gorgeous. So pristine!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Disney today

 

[Rumad]

 

[Rmccamey]

That's an amazing hat, Joe!

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Lee Water Bloc Bronze Label

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Lee Water Bloc - Bronze Label
Light Milk Chocolate
4 1/2 crown as bashed
1 1/8 Brown grosgrain mid ribbon
2 3/4 overwelt brim
1 7/8 soft supple sweatband.
Unlined interior

This very cool unlined... light milk chocolate Lee Water Bloc Bronze label surely deserved a spot in the 30 Days... unfortunately it got skipped. And with some of the fantastic unlined examples on display the last couple days... it was time for this one to have its turn in the sun... or grey overcast sky as it were today. This one has a nice wide 2 3/4 brim and a less common mid ribbon. A thin light weight felt and a beautiful color that does change depending on light from a tan to a milk chocolate color. I don’t end up wearing this one too often as my wife thinks it looks to much like a Sheriff’s hat. Which may be true as it worked out great as part of my Chief Hopper from Stranger Things costume this past Halloween. Not a perfect match. But much more affordable than The $600 to $800 Worth and Worth Was looking for on their Official version. Today it came along as we ventured out to find a sofa for my mother-in-law. Quite an adventure... though maybe not quite fitting this adventuresome hat.

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[mayserwegener]

Wow. That’s a gem. Inside and out, just gorgeous. So pristine!

Thank you! Great looking hat from you today!

 

[Tukwila]

Cordova brown diamond tweed cap for an office trip today.

 

[Blare]

This week I will feature various shades of Grey German and Austrian Velours. Most will be from the 1930s.

S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Open Crown 5 1/2 inches, Brim 2 1/4 inches, possibly 1930s. This is a great example of Velour Soleil (Sun) where the soft long hair tips are clipped off and the hair is ironed all around which in turn reflects a lot of light. The super pliable (only a soft touch required to form) Velour Soleil is a fantastic Steel Gray color. S. & J. Fraenkel Wien / Ebreichsdorfer (Austria) Filzhutfabrik were one of the finest producers of Velour in Austria. I will leave the rest to the photos.

S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Ebreichsdorfer Filzhutfabrik, possibly 1920s.

Some very nice finished Velours!

"Fraenkel Wien" Mirrored Display Stand, date stamped May 2, 1931. This was a fantastic gift from Daniele.

The same exact S. & J. Fraenkel Wien Crest as the above hat (see 2nd liner photo).

The handwritten date over the Italian Revenue Stamp is May 2,1931. Thanks to Daniele for the clarification.

Fraenkel Wien, Celluloid Advert Card by Prager & Lojda Berlin S.W., 9 cm x 6 cm, possibly 1920s.

Fraenkel Wien, Celluloid Hat Tag, possibly 1920s.

This is a visual tour of the Ebreichsdorfer Heimatmuseum (S. & J. Fraenkel Wien Hat Factory / Ebreichsdorfer Felt Hat Factory) which I visited March 10th 2017.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...breichsdorfer-felt-hat-factory-march-10-2017/

Another great looking hat Steve

 

[Blare]

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Very cool Disney

 

[Blare]

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Wow that is beautiful Alan!

 

[Blare]

That's an amazing hat, Joe!

Thank you Randy. I appreciate that.

 

[Rumad]

Wow that is beautiful Alan!

Why thank ya buddy

 

[Bushman]

David Morgan Panama fedora: