Vintage Biltmore Top Hat

[Hoyt Clagwell]

I was at the Biltmore factory outlet on Friday, and a girl broght in an old Biltmore top hat that she had found in a flea market.When she got it the brim was almost totally seperated from the crown, but she had resewn it, and got it into pretty decent condition so that it would collapse and pop back up.None of the staff at Biltmore had ever seen one of their hats this old before.The top of the inside was marked with a Biltmore logo,and "Canada's Master Hatters", but on the inner liner material, you could faintly make out "Made in England".
I was just wondering if anyone else has ever encountered a similar hat.

 

[SgtRick]

I think I have seen the Three Stooges with them.

 

[Hoyt Clagwell]

Hmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,a wiseguy! nyuk nyuk nyuk!