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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Héctor Fernández

One Too Many
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A beautiful hat I got from Bob H some time ago. It has a cool ribbon and it fits like a glove. It is a very nice hat, period.

Manhattan...

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Maryland
Man, Beautiful color on that one. what do you think the '1/2' means ?
Tim, Thank you! Interesting question. About this time last year I asked (by email) Gustav Menschel the last factory director of S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Ebreichsdorfer (Austria) Filzhutfabrik (closed 1971) and he wrote the following.

"½ Etui(Et.) is an indication of Stump* weight, about 120 g. More accurate values, I have not."

"Unfortunately I can not tell you why the term (Etui) has been used by some hat factories."

*Stump is a Felt Hood.
 
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Hagwood

Call Me a Cab
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Fort Worth, TX
Tim, Thank you! Interesting question. About this time last year I asked (by email) Gustav Menschel the last factory director of S. & J. Fraenkel Wien, Ebreichsdorfer (Austria) Filzhutfabrik (closed 1971) and he wrote the following.

"½ Etui(Et.) is an indication of Stump* weight, about 120 g. More accurate values, I have not."

"Unfortunately I can not tell you why the term (Etui) has been used by some hat factories."

*Stump is a Felt Hood.

Very cool info Steve, thanks for that.
 

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