Bogart's Maltese Falcon Fedora

[MK]

I know there are slackers at The Fedora Lounge....but just in case......there is a page devoted to the above mentioned gent's lid at:


http://www.thegoldenera.net/

Click on Apperal. This is first of famous lide from the silver screen.

Enjoy!

 

[job]

I was looking at some old threads and I found this one. It made me curious about the hat. Does anyone know about this hat. I wonder if it is in someones collection. What would be it's average worth.

 

[Sam Craig]

I've got a Knox 25 from about that era ... gray with black ribbon, guild edge on the brim and though I have mine creased a little differently it could be the same hat.

What would be its average worth?

That is a question.

If it's a run of the mill Knox 25 in good condition, you're either real lucky (I was) or you pay a good deal, judging from the ebay accounts.

Or you have a new one custom-made ... again, pricey

Or you are considering what the exact hat in these pictures is worth.
The very hat that was used in the film

Now you are really talking big bucks.

Anyone want to guess what it would be worth, if you could have this fedora, in this condition, with documentation that it is the very hat that was worn in this scene?

It would probably be one of the more expensive hats out there, I would think

Sam

 

[Oldsarge]

It would be one of those things that shows up on the Antique Road Show and takes everyone's breath away when the expert gives the estimate.

 

[Sam Craig]

Sarge,
I don't know what it would be but the current auction of Duke-associated hats ... if you read carefully, you see that many were not actually worn BY him .... has price estimates of $10,000 to $30,000 and those seem to usually be low these days.

There's probably some fat cat out there who wants to pay $30,000 for a Duke Wayne cowboy hat to wear while he sips imported hummingbird nectar in his Egyptian-cotton shorts and silk shirt on the back of his yacht, tooling around Manhattan Island ... or something like that.

Anyway ... the Bogey hat would be at least that valuable.

I'll stick with my Knox. It's close enough

Sam

 

[HatsEnough]

I know there are slackers at The Fedora Lounge....but just in case......there is a page devoted to the above mentioned gent's lid at:


http://www.thegoldenera.net/

Click on Apperal. This is first of famous lide from the silver screen.

Enjoy!

This link is not working for me. Is it working for anyone else?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

This link is not working for me. Is it working for anyone else?

That's because the site no longer exists. Its plug was pulled in the recent past.

 

[Oldsarge]

Sarge,
I don't know what it would be but the current auction of Duke-associated hats ... if you read carefully, you see that many were not actually worn BY him .... has price estimates of $10,000 to $30,000 and those seem to usually be low these days.

There's probably some fat cat out there who wants to pay $30,000 for a Duke Wayne cowboy hat to wear while he sips imported hummingbird nectar in his Egyptian-cotton shorts and silk shirt on the back of his yacht, tooling around Manhattan Island ... or something like that.

Anyway ... the Bogey hat would be at least that valuable.

I'll stick with my Knox. It's close enough

Sam

Sounds good. Why pay 30K for a hat that's just going to blow off and disappear at the first breeze? I like the look. Maybe I'll have to see what I can start off with and get to about the same point.

 

[jlee562]

Penman Hats has a sharp looking "Casablanca" fedora:

 

[Oldsarge]

Twice the price of an Akubra but a damned fine looking hat!

 

[kaosharper1]

My avatar has my VS "Dingus." I asked Art Fawcett to replicate a Maltese Falcon fedora but with different colored felt. Of course, this will set you back a little but it's a custom and Art's work is well worth it.

 

[Sam Craig]

Sounds good. Why pay 30K for a hat that's just going to blow off and disappear at the first breeze? I like the look. Maybe I'll have to see what I can start off with and get to about the same point.

I'm just guessing, mind you ... but I would presume that if you pay $30,000 for a hat you don't plan to wear it ... at least not outside the house.

Just guessing.

Sam

 

[Blackthorn]

I'm just guessing, mind you ... but I would presume that if you pay $30,000 for a hat you don't plan to wear it ... at least not outside the house.

Just guessing.

Sam

lol:eusa_clap That's a very good guess, Sam!

 

[Oldsarge]

Now see, that's my non-collector genes talkin'. I figure if you're going to have a hat, wear it.

 

[monbla256]

I'm just guessing, mind you ... but I would presume that if you pay $30,000 for a hat you don't plan to wear it ... at least not outside the house.

Just guessing.

Sam

If you could AFFORD $30,00.00 for a hat, you don't worry about loosing it, ya just get another Folks like that live in a DIFFERENT world from us folks

 

[alanfgag]

If you could AFFORD $30,00.00 for a hat, you don't worry about loosing it, ya just get another Folks like that live in a DIFFERENT world from us folks

I've owned a thirty thousand dollar car and I used it every day.

 

[job]

Alan, I've seen some of your hats. You may own thirty thousand dollars worth of hats. If not now, eventually.

 

[Blackthorn]

I've owned a thirty thousand dollar car and I used it every day.

But you never wore it on your head.

Yes, I know, that makes no sense. :eusa_doh:

 

[alanfgag]

 

[T Rick]

Lol... Funny twists to a reborn ancient thread (debuted in 2003 with not replies!).

I'd guess if Bogey's actual film worn hat were documented and in great condition, it'd bring minimum a quarter million dollars, and wouldn't be surprised if it went far far higher (perhaps even 7 figures). And even then, I'd bet whoever bought it might wear it out, at least once or twice, just because they could.

Is it a known item as to what model or even brand the hat was? The film being from 1941, I'd guess the hat was either new or near new. Perhaps the best way to recreate the look would indeed be custom. From the above photos (are they screen shots from that movie?), it looks to have an over welt brim edge.