I was looking through my files and saw that I had sold my only Cornett (it was too large for me). It seems the better coloured homburgs seem to be in other sizes than mine!
Your loss was my gain, Stefan. On the other hand, you have some wonderful hats your size that I wish were my size. So the green eyed monster of hats goes around [emoji4]
Stefan, Super find! The Farbe/Color numbers go way back. I know "1" is black but maybe some day I will document the Farbe/Color numbers to felt photos. From what I can similar colors are usually in the same number range.Here's a lovely coloured Mayser Spezial homburg in a size 58, or 7 1/4 American. The label doesn't give the colour name, but it's a nice mid-to-dark grey that seems to change hue under different lighting. Brim sits at 5,5cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. Liner is still stitched in, which puts it in the fifties. Another one that isn't for me due to size. Off to the classifieds it goes.
Stefan, I could only find one other Cornett and it belongs / belonged to Manfred. The photos are missing here so I will post them again. This one has Wegener and Cornett on the sweatband and no mention on the liner. My guess is that it's slightly later than my Cornett. Was yours a Homburg?
That's another fine hat, Steve. Mine was a homburg too (Steve1857 posted the pics above). I have only ever seen Cornett as homburg hats.Stefan, I could only find one other Cornett and it belongs / belonged to Manfred. The photos are missing here so I will post them again. This one has Wegener and Cornett on the sweatband and no mention on the liner. My guess is that it's slightly later than my Cornett. Was yours a Homburg?
Wegener "Cornett", 56cm possibly mid to later 1950s.
Magnificent, Garret. Quite the find! Must be 1910's (after WWI the Austrians were fed up with the House of Habsburg). Never seen such a small size too. Congrats.
Garrett, I remember this one. It's a real beauty. I don't believe a maker was found. I can't remember if it had a paper label. Can you please send me the photos? Thanks!
Stefan, The Velour looks really nice. It's not Soleil but on the longer side. Does it have a paper label? The sweatband is similar to some of the other non branded older German hats that have been found.I was determined not to buy any more black velour hats, but they have a certain "doggy in the window" appeal to them. Once you start petting one, you're lost. Happened to me with this one (and the next one too).
Echter Haarvelour in black and that's about it. No label or brand in it. It had a liner at one point, but when I found it the crown patch was gone completely. Raw edge brim sits at 6cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. It has a very tall crown and the deep center dent (it wanted it that way) causes somewhat of a reverse taper. Unreeded sweatband, which is in decent shape and a frayed bow. This could also be called a longhair, but who am I to argue?
Stefan, Another super find! Does it look like it had a liner? This would be more of upright "Open" Velour. Here is how (3 types) the German's classified Velour in the time period.Another one of those puppies. This one has the moniker Feinste Velour Mode and that's all. I consider this one to be more a true velour if you will, with a shorter nap to the felt. The previous one has a much longer nap and feels more like a longhair. Very dense feel and soft hand. It keeps its shape very well. Raw edge brim at 5,5cm and crown 11cm at the center dent. Still needs a bit of work on the front brim, which shows some slope. I left behind a blue velour hat because of a very pronounced sloping of the brim, which always gives me the impression of a sagging hat.
This one is not as early as the other one, but still a hat with quite a bit of age.
Stefan, Great to see this Resolut! The last Homburg area hat company. I really like their hats. I agree on the form and colors.Resolut in grey. Don't see this brand too often and I really like the colours and the shape. Size 58 with the bound brim at 7cm and crown 11cm at the center dent. I wouldn't really call this a fedora because it is meant to be worn brim up. It will work as a fedora, but it's not meant that way. Found two cinema tickets behind the sweatband from Luxemburg (not dated alas).
Reminds me of this Barbisio Ticino I have:
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I was determined not to buy any more black velour hats, but they have a certain "doggy in the window" appeal to them. Once you start petting one, you're lost. Happened to me with this one (and the next one too).
Echter Haarvelour in black and that's about it. No label or brand in it. It had a liner at one point, but when I found it the crown patch was gone completely. Raw edge brim sits at 6cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. It has a very tall crown and the deep center dent (it wanted it that way) causes somewhat of a reverse taper. Unreeded sweatband, which is in decent shape and a frayed bow. This could also be called a longhair, but who am I to argue?
Everyone knows my passion for hats with short, medium and long hair. The sight of these two splendid specimens pushed me to climb over the closet where there are the boxes of the "hairy" Italians.Another one of those puppies. This one has the moniker Feinste Velour Mode and that's all. I consider this one to be more a true velour if you will, with a shorter nap to the felt. The previous one has a much longer nap and feels more like a longhair. Very dense feel and soft hand. It keeps its shape very well. Raw edge brim at 5,5cm and crown 11cm at the center dent. Still needs a bit of work on the front brim, which shows some slope. I left behind a blue velour hat because of a very pronounced sloping of the brim, which always gives me the impression of a sagging hat.
This one is not as early as the other one, but still a hat with quite a bit of age.
Hello how are you I recently purchased this Marke Greif fedora, Would you have any information on it possibly year?
