Not Stetson, or Dobbs or Resistol or Cavanagh or Lee or Bond - show us some love too

[jeffgarf]

So I had a crazy day or two with a bunch of orders I was waiting for coming in and I realized that a few of them were from some really small, old manufacturers that get no real love on FL. I have found no threads about them or discussion in larger threads about when and where these companies were active. I wanted to post them and I figured a dedicated thread to these long ago American (or European, if folks want to post) brands would be worthwhile. I have posted some in the past on a few old threads (that then get revived), but thought maybe someone would also be interested in continuing on like this to keep these companies' memories alive.

First Up The MacLane Royal. I've seen their existence mentioned, but found no information about them or where they were based. I love a good pork-pie and saw that I didn't have one with front pinches. I grabbed this one for a low price. The felt is soft, but solid. I opened the crown to clean it, but this thing is not going to be anything other than a pork-pie, regardless of what any owner may want.

 

[jeffgarf]

Next is a hat made for J. Press Clothiers by Palco Hats of Norwalk CT.
They are mentioned here Palco Hats but I rarely see them get love, so here is some.

 

[jeffgarf]

Last for today is a Wright Mirakal. I had to remove actual pen ink from this one so it was a fun time cleaning up. I do see them mentioned as being purchased by other members, but have never really seen much about who they were as a company. I know the hats are out there in the vintage marketplace, but as a collector, I also like knowing about where they came from. Anyone know anything?

 

[BobHufford]

Last for today is a Wright Mirakal.

This one appears to be one of those made by Langenberg / Beaver Brands.

Langenberg / Beaver Brands

This company was prolific in making hats for other "brands", including store brands. Post up yours! From the auction of the company: I'll start off with this Thoroughbred: I also had a Lion Hats: A different Lion hat (not mine): Note the similarity and model name compared to a...

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[jeffgarf]

@BobHufford - I think you are correct. I forgot reading through that thread awhile ago. It is interesting that there seems to have been a Wright brand that shows up fairly frequently and a Mirakal process that showed up occasionally, but I did not see the imprint "Wright Mirakal" together. I will post these there, as well.