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    Ask a question, get an answer

    The sizing label leads me to believe that this is a product of MacLachlan Hats, out of Danbury. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    Abraham Blum received the patent for his sweatband sizer on February 26, 1935. He must've sold or licensed the patent to Hat Corporation of America , because I don't remember seeing it on a non-HCA hat. There's a Knox on the Lounge where it's called a SIZOR, while the Dobbs, Cavanagh, and...
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    The School of Hard Knox

    I believe those are definitely women's silk sailor's hats, or at the very least, the Knox is. Those elasticizd liners are made to conform to women's hairdos. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    Hatless

    Brad ~The Unhatted Professor
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    Tuxedo with a fedora?

    Wow, most of these posters haven't been around in years! From the moment that Griswold Lorillard popularized the sack coat as evening wear in America by wearing one at the Tuxedo Park Ball in NY in November 1886, (and inadvertently giving the garment its common name in the process), there...
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    Adios Stetsonian

    Looks like the Dobbs Cross Country made its debut in the Fall 2016 catalog, so I had nothing to do with it. Oh well. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    Adios Stetsonian

    I think they're still interested in brand history, despite the departure of Deckard. I was contacted by Hatco a few months ago regarding Dobbs history for marketing purposes, and I mentioned it would be nice to see some of the classic models brought back. The Cross Country was one of several I...
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    Adios Stetsonian

    I should have posted the link: http://www.hat-co.com/perch//resources/fall2017dobbsdigital-1.pdf I'm not surprised they don't offer open crown. It took a lot of pressure just to get them to offer open-crown Stetsons. Dobbs occupies a different market for them. I've long wanted them to...
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    Adios Stetsonian

    On the plus side, and in the Dobbs catalog, the Dobbs Cross Country has returned. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    HCA never used it, as far as I know, and it's not until the 1970s or 1980s that Garland began putting it on former HCA brands. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    Is that hat band attached like belt through a buckle? I've never run across that before.
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    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    Mid- to late-1930s. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    Looks like a very early production Derby, as you said. I can't read the address, but should read 247 Park Avenue. Early Cavanaghs sometimes sport Dobbs or C&K labels, and my guess is that they had not yet finalized the Cavanagh label. Cavanagh (reportedly) had a completely separate...
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    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    I watched that one on eBay, and kept wondering what date was on the newspaper under the sweat. Might help narrow the manufacturing date, or might not, but the hat should be 1936-1939 or so. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    Looks like a Hat Corporation of America product. Probably just a house brand hat for Raleigh Haberdasher. Brad ~The Hatted Professor
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    Dunlap Drive-In

    Certainly looks like it's from before the 1932 Knox & Dunlap acquisition by Cavanagh-Donna.
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    Post New Hats Here!

    Carroll John Cavanagh was one of John J. Cavanagh's sons. In 1936, Cavanagh introduced a line of lower-priced hats aimed at young men, and named it after his son. I don't know if Carroll John had any actual role in developing the line. Carroll John joined the Navy in 1943. The "Carroll John"...
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    Post New Hats Here!

    Well, then, I'm far more excited to see the Cavanagh!
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    Hat manufacturing equipment sales

    I can't answer your question, but I have one of my own. Where did you see the Crofut & Knapp videos? I have been searching for those for years. Brad ~ The Hatted Professor
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    Post New Hats Here!

    The Lee was not purchased at the Cavanagh shop in NYC, because the Cavanagh shop only sold...wait for it...Cavanagh hats. I don't think you said what the second hat was she gave you. As for the Lee, the styling appears more 1950s to me. That would be a really wide brim for the '60s. Just my...

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