George I. Eakle

[AbbaDatDeHat]

c.1950s Eakle

Not mine, posting on an old friends behalf, and he says, "hello"

Hey hey: good to see you Bob. Hope all is well for you. Brims up to ya.
Thanks Justin for the killer hat liaison.
Be well. Bowen

 

[splintercellsz]

1940s/1950s

Not mine, currently listed on Etsy, as are some of the above examples

 

[buler]

1908:

1909:

1911: Opens his own store...

1913:

 

[splintercellsz]

Thank you, B!! Great info!

 

[splintercellsz]

This one arrived today. Twin to my green example, aside from the brown color and the upbrim.

c.1910s

 

[splintercellsz]

1920s/30s Eakle

NOT MINE

Has a unique "floating" sweatband

Shows the 1628 address, which tells me that the store changed locations in the 1920s

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s

*NOT MINE

Taken from Spencer's (Dinerman) website:

vintagehaberdashers.com

"It is deadstock from George I. Eakle of 1628 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. It has damage to the ribbon from being stored for the past eighty years with another hat stacked on top.

The hat was made by Bonar Phelps of New York. “Best under the sun”. The hat has an optimo ridge, with a fairly flat top."

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Crofut & Knapp

*NOT MINE

 

[splintercellsz]

1910s Frank Schoble & Co

*NOT MINE

Efescotex model
(Frank Schoble & Co, Texture)

 

[splintercellsz]

From a lounge legend, Josh

"Throughout their history, different hat manufactures made hats and either Co-branded such as Stetson or Shoble, or just used George I. Eakle on the hat with no other branding. They didn't make hats, just had them made for their store."

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Crofut & Knapp

*NOT MINE

 

[Redfokker]

1930s Crofut & Knapp

*NOT MINE

Very nice one, wish it were mine!

 

[steur]

1930s Crofut & Knapp

*NOT MINE

Thanks for posting these, Justin. These Crofut&Knapp felts look incredible! Fantastic hats.

 

[splintercellsz]

Very nice one, wish it were mine!

you and me both!

 

[splintercellsz]

Thanks for posting these, Justin. These Crofut&Knapp felts look incredible! Fantastic hats.

Always! I'm still looking for more info, but as long as these hats surface, I'll post photos. i need to photo 2 that arrived, and the 6 i have inbound when they come in

 

[splintercellsz]

1920s Schoble "SKIMP" Summer-Felt

Hat is very light in the hand. Was designed by Eakle, and Schoble made the design a reality. Hat is a blue/grey color with a silver/grey band

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Stetson Standard Quality "Zephyr Weight"

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Penn-Craft

*NOT MINE

Penn-Craft was a subsidiary company to Stetson

 

[splintercellsz]

Feb 1915
"The American Hatter Vol.44"

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Stetson Standard Quality

Has a "Bon Ton Ivy" styled sweatband attachment mechanism, which results in a "floating" sweatband. Never seen this before, and believe it to have been a custom order for the Eakle store.

Color is a grey heather with a variety of different shaded grey felt fibers.