Very nice find, Jeff. Has a good deal of age to it! The leather case is the icing on the cake.
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Nice one! And as Steve said: Great leather case - love it!
Wonderful find, Jeff. And a very interesting metal vent on the top. I've never seen one like that before on a Topper.
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I am glad someone noticed. I was not familiar enough with Toppers to know if it was unique or not.
Very unique, I'd say, Jeff. I've never come across one before.
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I find this opening (ventilation sounds like a good explanation) on most Dunlap top hats from the late 19th/early 20th century. I only own one to share but Dunlaps must have been a major brand for top hats. They seem to be well represented in antique stores and flea markets in the U.S. Perhaps it was a trademarked feature unique to them?
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P. & C. Habig Wien - Berlin, Seidenzylinder / Silk Top Hat, 57 cm, possibly late 1920s. Came with a P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten Berlin Carton and a Bernhard Feiler Berlin Velvet Polishing Pad. Very good overall condition.
Bernhard Feiler Berlin, Velvet Polishing Pad, Possibly Late 1920s.
P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten, Berlin Friedrichstr. 82a - Hat Carton - possibly late 1920s.
Bernhard Feiler Berlin, Velvet Polishing Pad, Possibly Late 1920s.
P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten, Berlin Friedrichstr. 82a - Hat Carton - possibly late 1920s.
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An absolutely wonderful find, Steve!P. & C. Habig Wien - Berlin, Seidenzylinder / Silk Top Hat, 57 cm, possibly late 1920s. Came with a P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten Berlin Carton and a Bernhard Feiler Berlin Velvet Polishing Pad. Very good overall condition.
Bernhard Feiler Berlin, Velvet Polishing Pad, Possibly Late 1920s.
P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten, Berlin Friedrichstr. 82a - Hat Carton - possibly late 1920s.
Congrats.
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Steve, Thank you!
That is a beauty, Steve, Cool find.P. & C. Habig Wien - Berlin, Seidenzylinder / Silk Top Hat, 57 cm, possibly late 1920s. Came with a P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten Berlin Carton and a Bernhard Feiler Berlin Velvet Polishing Pad. Very good overall condition.
Bernhard Feiler Berlin, Velvet Polishing Pad, Possibly Late 1920s.
P. & C. Habig Wien Hutfabrikanten, Berlin Friedrichstr. 82a - Hat Carton - possibly late 1920s.
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Stefan, Belated Thank You!
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P. & C. Habig Wien, Hutmacher 1862, Seidenzylinder / Silk Top Hat, 58 cm, Crown 6 inches / 15 cm, Width 9 1/2 inches / 24 cm, Length 12 inches / 30,5 cm, possibly early to Mid 1920s. This is a really fantastic Seidenzylinder and in excellent condition. Superb overall (components & workmanship) quality. It has the Paper Label and other interesting markings be behind the Sweatband. There is a P. & C. Habig Wien "Patent Ventilator" at the Front of Sweatband but not mentioned. Also came with a restored + modified Blue Carton with an interesting interior design.
Post WWI Austrian Coat Of Arms With Hammer And Sickle.
"58" CM Size And "A/3" Form, Right Side Front to Back
"A W M" ?, at the Rear
"D" ? at Front
"H??", "Patent Ventilator", Front Sweatband
Carton, restored + modified
Post WWI Austrian Coat Of Arms With Hammer And Sickle.
"58" CM Size And "A/3" Form, Right Side Front to Back
"A W M" ?, at the Rear
"D" ? at Front
"H??", "Patent Ventilator", Front Sweatband
Carton, restored + modified
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Wow, Steve! That is a beautiful and one quite rare catch. Congrats!P. & C. Habig Wien, Hutmacher 1862, Seidenzylinder / Silk Top Hat, 58 cm, Crown 6 inches / 15 cm, Width 9 1/2 inches / 24 cm, Length 12 inches / 30,5 cm, possibly early to Mid 1920s. This is a really fantastic Seidenzylinder and in excellent condition. Superb overall (components & workmanship) quality. It has the Paper Label and other interesting markings be behind the Sweatband. There is a P. & C. Habig Wien "Patent Ventilator" at the Front of Sweatband but not mentioned. Also came with a restored + modified Blue Carton with an interesting interior design.
Post WWI Austrian Coat Of Arms With Hammer And Sickle.
"58" CM Size And "A/3" Form, Right Side Front to Back
"A W M" ?, at the Rear
"D" ? at Front
"H??", "Patent Ventilator", Front Sweatband
Carton, restored + modified
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Steve, Thanks! I was really happy to find this one.
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Václav Čekan Praha, 58 cm, Crown Height 14 cm, Brim Length 31 cm, Brim Width 25 cm, possibly late 1920s. Václav Čekan Praha goes back to Austria Hungary and there might be a connection with P. & C. Habig Wien Berlin. I was made aware of this New Old Stock Silk Top Hat from a seller I know in the Czech Republic.
Center Rear.
Center Front.
Left Center Back to Front.
Right Center Back to Front.
Liner Stitching.
Side View of Hat Box with Václav Čekan Praha Silk Top Hat.
Side View of Hat Box.
Top View of Hat Box.
Inside of Hat Box Lid.
Inside of Hat Box.
The Inside Style Type and Location (Center Rear, Center Front, Right Center Back to Front, Left Center Back to Front) are similar to P. & C. Habig Wien Berlin.
P. & C. Habig Wien Inside Style Type.
Václav Čekan Praha
"The Most Beautiful Shapes!" "Václav Čekan" "Large Factory of Fashionable Hats" "Smooth Hats Factory" "Václavské nám PRAGUE-Vodičkova ul" (1908)
Václav Čekan, Revnice, Date of birth: 1879, Place of birth: Prague, Date of death: 1956, Place of death: Řevnice
He was the owner of a hat factory in Prague, which was founded in 1846 by his grandfather Václav Čekan (1811–1895) and continued to be run by his father Václav (1839–1896). The Čekans had several shops in Prague, the first one was in Vodičkova Street and the second, the most famous, down on Wenceslas Square. Čekan's factory successfully exported hats abroad, and the export of top hats to the USA was significant.
https://www.amaterskedivadlo.cz/main.php/pic/www.twitter.com/index.php?data=osobnost&id=8057
Václav Čekan's daughter Anna Čekanová was a well known dancer and her husband Otakar Kukula Jr., studied agricultural and forestry engineering in Prague and then became an employee of his father-in-law, Václav Čekan, in the family business Klobouky Čekan. He later became the director of the entire company. Anna Kukulová is listed as a co-owner of fashion factories, together with her husband, father and brother. One of them was called "Koruna", which was located right in the Koruna Palace on Wenceslas Square. In the 1930s, they made foreign business trips, including to the USA in 1935.
https://www.facebook.com/janackovon...-výročí-úmrtí-anny-anky-čeka/380820451703373/
Center Rear.
Center Front.
Left Center Back to Front.
Right Center Back to Front.
Liner Stitching.
Side View of Hat Box with Václav Čekan Praha Silk Top Hat.
Side View of Hat Box.
Top View of Hat Box.
Inside of Hat Box Lid.
Inside of Hat Box.
The Inside Style Type and Location (Center Rear, Center Front, Right Center Back to Front, Left Center Back to Front) are similar to P. & C. Habig Wien Berlin.
P. & C. Habig Wien Inside Style Type.
Václav Čekan Praha
"The Most Beautiful Shapes!" "Václav Čekan" "Large Factory of Fashionable Hats" "Smooth Hats Factory" "Václavské nám PRAGUE-Vodičkova ul" (1908)
Václav Čekan, Revnice, Date of birth: 1879, Place of birth: Prague, Date of death: 1956, Place of death: Řevnice
He was the owner of a hat factory in Prague, which was founded in 1846 by his grandfather Václav Čekan (1811–1895) and continued to be run by his father Václav (1839–1896). The Čekans had several shops in Prague, the first one was in Vodičkova Street and the second, the most famous, down on Wenceslas Square. Čekan's factory successfully exported hats abroad, and the export of top hats to the USA was significant.
https://www.amaterskedivadlo.cz/main.php/pic/www.twitter.com/index.php?data=osobnost&id=8057
Václav Čekan's daughter Anna Čekanová was a well known dancer and her husband Otakar Kukula Jr., studied agricultural and forestry engineering in Prague and then became an employee of his father-in-law, Václav Čekan, in the family business Klobouky Čekan. He later became the director of the entire company. Anna Kukulová is listed as a co-owner of fashion factories, together with her husband, father and brother. One of them was called "Koruna", which was located right in the Koruna Palace on Wenceslas Square. In the 1930s, they made foreign business trips, including to the USA in 1935.
https://www.facebook.com/janackovon...-výročí-úmrtí-anny-anky-čeka/380820451703373/
Oh, my goodness me, Steve. What an absolutely wonderful find.Václav Čekan Praha, 58 cm, Crown Height 14 cm, Brim Length 31 cm, Brim Width 25 cm, possibly late 1920s. Václav Čekan Praha goes back to Austria Hungary and there might be a connection with P. & C. Habig Wien Berlin. I was made aware of this New Old Stock Silk Top Hat from a seller I know in the Czech Republic.
Center Rear.
Center Front.
Left Center Back to Front.
Right Center Back to Front.
Liner Stitching.
Side View of Hat Box with Václav Čekan Praha Silk Top Hat.
Side View of Hat Box.
Top View of Hat Box.
Inside of Hat Box Lid.
Inside of Hat Box.
The Inside Style Type and Location (Center Rear, Center Front, Right Center Back to Front, Left Center Back to Front) are similar to P. & C. Habig Wien Berlin.
P. & C. Habig Wien Inside Style Type.
Václav Čekan Praha
"The Most Beautiful Shapes!" "Václav Čekan" "Large Factory of Fashionable Hats" "Smooth Hats Factory" "Václavské nám PRAGUE-Vodičkova ul" (1908)
Václav Čekan, Revnice, Date of birth: 1879, Place of birth: Prague, Date of death: 1956, Place of death: Řevnice
He was the owner of a hat factory in Prague, which was founded in 1846 by his grandfather Václav Čekan (1811–1895) and continued to be run by his father Václav (1839–1896). The Čekans had several shops in Prague, the first one was in Vodičkova Street and the second, the most famous, down on Wenceslas Square. Čekan's factory successfully exported hats abroad, and the export of top hats to the USA was significant.
https://www.amaterskedivadlo.cz/main.php/pic/www.twitter.com/index.php?data=osobnost&id=8057
Václav Čekan's daughter Anna Čekanová was a well known dancer and her husband Otakar Kukula Jr., studied agricultural and forestry engineering in Prague and then became an employee of his father-in-law, Václav Čekan, in the family business Klobouky Čekan. He later became the director of the entire company. Anna Kukulová is listed as a co-owner of fashion factories, together with her husband, father and brother. One of them was called "Koruna", which was located right in the Koruna Palace on Wenceslas Square. In the 1930s, they made foreign business trips, including to the USA in 1935.
https://www.facebook.com/janackovonabrezi/posts/té-jež-se-odmlčela-na-dnešek-připadá-padesáté-deváté-výročí-úmrtí-anny-anky-čeka/380820451703373/
Truly rare in many ways.
The unique art deco liner logo is the icing on the cake for me.
The hat itself looks in pristine condition.
Congrats!
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Steve, Thank you! I am fairly certain it wasn't worn because the Sweatband discolored slightly when the skin of forehead made contact with it. There are some slight issues with the silk plush but fixable with some attention.
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