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Berets, Anyone?

Daan

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Can anyone tell me what company made this beret?
P1230588 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
It's a small one.
P1230580 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Should be perfectly suited to a little bicycle riding today.

Thanks,
Michael

This is a generic label. In the middle of last century there were an incredible number of beret manufacturers in France; usually very small businesses, often just owned and run by one person. Some of these businesses manufactured their berets, but many bought the "raw hoods" from larger manufacturers (like Blancq-Olibet, Berghau, BeaTex-Laulhere, etc) and fitted their own lining and label in. Some of these labels were generic, meaning they could be bought from a wholesale supplier and were not assigned to any specific manufacturer. This was a time before "branding" and ownership of logo's, labels, symbols was not all that common.
So, to answer your question: I don't know what company made this beret.
As you can see on the pictures below, it was used in various models and the theme (two lions supporting a shield, the sailing boat on the waves, often moon and stars) came in many designs.
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The pictures below shows labels of "true manufacturers", still portraying the same themes (sailing boat, lions, stars), but a specific name for the model was added to the label.

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Michael A

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i like the liner, small pouce maybe 9
That would seem about right, it's a bit over 24 cm front to back.

This is a generic label. In the middle of last century there were an incredible number of beret manufacturers in France; usually very small businesses, often just owned and run by one person. Some of these businesses manufactured their berets, but many bought the "raw hoods" from larger manufacturers (like Blancq-Olibet, Berghau, BeaTex-Laulhere, etc) and fitted their own lining and label in. Some of these labels were generic, meaning they could be bought from a wholesale supplier and were not assigned to any specific manufacturer. This was a time before "branding" and ownership of logo's, labels, symbols was not all that common.
So, to answer your question: I don't know what company made this beret.
As you can see on the pictures below, it was used in various models and the theme (two lions supporting a shield, the sailing boat on the waves, often moon and stars) came in many designs.
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The pictures below shows labels of "true manufacturers", still portraying the same themes (sailing boat, lions, stars), but a specific name for the model was added to the label.

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Thanks Daan. You are a fount of knowledge. So I take it I could reasonably think this beret was made in France sometime in the 50s, 60s,70s?

Thanks,
Michael
 

Daan

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Got to love summer in Australia . 6:40 am and it's 3.9 C (39F) outside, today's forecast 32 C (89.6F)
First rays of the morning sun , caught my shadow with beret.

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Lovely, but really, nothing beats Wellington on a nice day!
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28oC and enjoying a bike ride to Pencarrow Head, together with my cotton boina Tolosa Tupida.
 

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