Mayser-Milz & Cie. "Exotic Straw Hoods and Straw Braids for Men's Summer Hats"

[mayserwegener]

Mayser-Milz & Cie. "Exotenstumpen und Strohgeflechte Für Herren Sommerhüte / Exotic Straw Hoods and Straw Braids for Men's Summer Hats". I think this is really special / informative so I am going to post a bunch of photos. This is from Deutsches Hutmuseum Kulturfabrik, Lindenberg, Germany collection.

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Laichow-Mottled, Handwoven, China, 7 Strands, (Anita) Braids Stitched Edge to Edge, Wheat Straw, Possible in Anita and Over Stitch
Shansi-Mottled, Handwoven, China, 7 Strands, (Anita) Braids Stitched Edge to Edge, Wheat Straw, Possible in Anita and Over Stitch

 

[mikespens]

More info on straw than the entirety of the straw hat threads!

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks! I wish I could have taken better photos of it. I will go ahead and add translations. It would be great to find something like this for felts. I know companies had sample cards but I have never come across any.

 

[tommyK]

Just Outstanding information! Happy to put a name to these different weaves and patterns. I now know that my favorite boater weave is the "Rustic-Split"

 

[hatsRme]

More info on straw than the entirety of the straw hat threads!

Indeed! Another SUPER report, Steve. Thank YOU very kindly!!!

 

[mayserwegener]

Tommy, Charlie, Thanks!

 

[Brad Bowers]

An incredible display, best technical information posted here in a long, long time!

 

[mayserwegener]

Nähart is the type of stitching used to sew straw hat braids together. Anita was a type of sewing machine made by H. Grossmann of Dresden that used a special Zig Zag Chain Stitch to sew the braids side to side vs. Oberstich (Over Stitch) or Unterstich (Under Stitch).

Grossmann Anita B

Grossmann Anita B II

You can see the Anita stitching (braids sewn edge to edge) in the following two examples (Laichow - Mottled, Shansi - Mottled).

 

[mayserwegener]

An incredible display, best technical information posted here in a long, long time!

Thanks!

 

[Brad Bowers]

This is the kind of thing that should be photographed under studio conditions and included in a book as reference material. It's a wonder it didn't get lost over the years.

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes a totally agree. I will check and see if they have such photos but I tend to doubt it.

 

[RJR]

Incredible amount of information!

 

[alanfgag]

This is the kind of thing that should be photographed under studio conditions and included in a book as reference material. It's a wonder it didn't get lost over the years.

Agree. I wonder if the museum would consent to it being removed from its frame for some good photos. It really is a fantastic resource.

 

[mayserwegener]

I will check and see if that is possible. It's also in a elevated display case which makes things worse.

Also Googling the types such as Laichow Mottled produce some interesting results.

https://books.google.com/books?id=d...LAhUK8CYKHSx7DQ4Q6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[Denton]

Great to have all this information in one thread. So many kinds of straw that I have never seen or touched!