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moehawk · Feb 26, 2017

Bertie.Wooster said:
Looks like a Bedfordshire stencil boater. Probably made by Olney, that sold to Brent for retailing. Made with flower edged straw plait. Looking at the perfect lining of straw probably an early Olney or a Dunn & Co.

Thanks Bertie!

Alive'n'Amplified · Mar 14, 2017

Beautiful hat, Moe!! Can't wait for the straw season again!!! Now if it would just get back in the 70s here in Atlanta...

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crawlinkingsnake · May 9, 2017

I stumbled on this Boater last summer in a local antique store. Was purchased originally at Stern Brothers Dept Store in Parkersburg, WV. Owners initials R.W.C. can be seen inside. Anybody have any ideas on it's age? The store it came from closed sometime in the late 1950's. thanks!

Redfokker · May 9, 2017

crawlinkingsnake said:
I stumbled on this Boater last summer in a local antique store. Was purchased originally at Stern Brothers Dept Store in Parkersburg, WV. Owners initials R.W.C. can be seen inside. Anybody have any ideas on it's age? The store it came from closed sometime in the late 1950's. thanks!

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This is a sweet straw! The logo does look older, definitely older than my Dobbs boater. The condition of the sweat is nice. You might also look at the Hatted Professor website, bookmark it you will return often. A google of the Reverse-Lap-Flex doesn't bring much.

crawlinkingsnake · May 9, 2017

Redfokker said:
This is a sweet straw! The logo does look older, definitely older than my Dobbs boater. The condition of the sweat is nice. You might also look at the Hatted Professor website, bookmark it you will return often. A google of the Reverse-Lap-Flex doesn't bring much.

Thanks Redfokker, appreciate the input. I'll check it soon.

Jeremy T Garner · Jul 19, 2017

Looking for some help dating this Boater I just landed from the Bay. The venerable @Redfokker tipped me off to this one and the gent selling it gave me a great deal. It was listed as a Master Mode Shower Proof Custom. The ribbon looks newer than the hat does to my eye but it could just be me. Thanks in advance for any help that can be given. Cheers!

Redfokker · Jul 19, 2017

Jeremy T Garner said:
View attachment 79600 View attachment 79601 View attachment 79602 View attachment 79603 Looking for some help dating this Boater I just landed from the Bay. The venerable @Redfokker tipped me off to this one and the gent selling it gave me a great deal. It was listed as a Master Mode Shower Proof Custom. The ribbon looks newer than the hat does to my eye but it could just be me. Thanks in advance for any help that can be given. Cheers!

Boaters have manufacture tags too. We will see what is under the sweat. Which looks quite nice by the way. I have to say it though...hey buddy! the 4th of July was a couple of weeks ago, what gives!

Bertie.Wooster · Jul 19, 2017

Jeremy T Garner said:
View attachment 79600 View attachment 79601 View attachment 79602 View attachment 79603 Looking for some help dating this Boater I just landed from the Bay. The venerable @Redfokker tipped me off to this one and the gent selling it gave me a great deal. It was listed as a Master Mode Shower Proof Custom. The ribbon looks newer than the hat does to my eye but it could just be me. Thanks in advance for any help that can be given. Cheers!

Looks like a Japanese Shower-Proof boater.

Jeremy T Garner · Jul 19, 2017

Redfokker said:
Boaters have manufacture tags too. We will see what is under the sweat. Which looks quite nice by the way. I have to say it though...hey buddy! the 4th of July was a couple of weeks ago, what gives!

Yeah I asked about a tag and didn't get a response but it could have just been my eBay account which was on the fritz. I will give it a thorough examination when she arrives

Lol, I totally agree this one was a little late to the party and would have been perfect for the 4th. Nothing a ribbon swap won't fix as I find the one it has a bit loud.

Jeremy T Garner · Jul 19, 2017

Bertie.Wooster said:
Looks like a Japanese Shower-Proof boater.

Thank you sir. As I am new to boaters I'm not sure if that is good or bad. Does that by chance help to give it a time period range of manufacture (in the event that this hat doesn't have any additional info under the sweat)? The seller stated it was from the 1920s but it certainly doesn't look that old to me. Forgive my ignorance and thank you again.

Bertie.Wooster · Jul 19, 2017

I am thinking something like late 1940s~1960s. The boater you have should be from around the late 50s or the early 60s.

Jeremy T Garner · Jul 19, 2017

Bertie.Wooster said:
I am thinking something like late 1940s~1960s. The boater you have should be from around the late 50s or the early 60s.

Right on! Thank you very much for the help. The seller responded and said there were no tags under the sweat so I'm glad to have a rough idea at least.

zaleskb1 · Jul 26, 2017

Was referred to this thread from another post. I have nice info on this boater....but it fit, and I literally said Sunday morning I wanted to find one, lost out on auction, but found it in antique, so had to buy

Any advice on how to clean/Sterilize? I usually steam from kettle and/or freezer method with regard fedoras....unsure how that'll treat straw

zaleskb1 · Jul 26, 2017

Sorry..I have no info, not nice info

Bob Roberts · Jul 26, 2017

Huh...? ^ ^ ^

zaleskb1 · Jul 27, 2017

zaleskb1 said:
Sorry..I have no info, not nice info

Some more pics...any info would be greatly appreciated.

I may use magic eraser to give a cleaning

mayserwegener · Jul 27, 2017

Great find! It was made by Ottmar Reich Lindenberg, Germany(see my Avatar). Lindenberg was a major Straw Hat make center in Germany and Ottmar Reich was one of the largest factories. It's probably pre WWII. You can learn more here.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/18-ottmar-reich-hutfabrik/

The Ottmar Reich factory building is now the Deutsches Hutmuseum Kulturfabrik. I visited the museum in January 2016.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...es-hutmuseum-kulturfabrik-lindenberg-germany/

If possible please post it here too.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/german-austrian-hutmachers.32103/page-303

Why do you think it needs to be sterilized? It looks to be in good condition.

Can you take side and front photos? Also a better one of the liner? Here is what I am looking for. Thanks!

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/18-ottmar-reich-hutfabrik/#entry1627

zaleskb1 · Jul 27, 2017

mayserwegener said:
Great find! It was made by Ottmar Reich Lindenberg, Germany(see my Avatar). Lindenberg was a major Straw Hat make center in Germany and Ottmar Reich was one of the largest factories. It's probably pre WWII. You can learn more here.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/18-ottmar-reich-hutfabrik/

The Ottmar Reich factory building is now the Deutsches Hutmuseum Kulturfabrik. I visited the museum in January 2016.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...es-hutmuseum-kulturfabrik-lindenberg-germany/

If possible please post it here too.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/german-austrian-hutmachers.32103/page-303

Why do you think it needs to be sterilized? It looks to be in good condition.

Sooooo much appreciated. I'll post some pics on that thread.

Haha I'm a wee bit ocd...perhaps a simple cleaning with alcohol pad would do

zaleskb1 · Jul 27, 2017

mayserwegener said:
Great find! It was made by Ottmar Reich Lindenberg, Germany(see my Avatar). Lindenberg was a major Straw Hat make center in Germany and Ottmar Reich was one of the largest factories. It's probably pre WWII. You can learn more here.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/18-ottmar-reich-hutfabrik/

The Ottmar Reich factory building is now the Deutsches Hutmuseum Kulturfabrik. I visited the museum in January 2016.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...es-hutmuseum-kulturfabrik-lindenberg-germany/

If possible please post it here too.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/german-austrian-hutmachers.32103/page-303

Why do you think it needs to be sterilized? It looks to be in good condition.

Can you take side and front photos? Also a better one of the liner? Here is what I am looking for. Thanks!

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/18-ottmar-reich-hutfabrik/#entry1627

Here's hopefully some of the pics you wanted

mayserwegener · Jul 27, 2017

Thanks! I follow up on the German - Austrian thread.

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