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Great hat! I'm not able to read the signature above "Lyon". Any clue about what name is written?

A search on "Mc Cue Bros & Drummonds" returns that they had retail hat shops at 3 addresses in New York that they displayed inside their hats: 1294 Broadway, 52 & 54 New Street, and 156 Broadway. https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/340836205487044-mgm-founder-marcus-loew-srs-top-hat/...

Hello, very nice hat. What is written on the leather sweatband?

Hi CraigEster, and thanks for your extensive reply. Concerning the newspaper, it was definitely not part of the hat, I would have left it untouched if it had looked remotely vintage, but it was late 20th century, at least post-1970, because in color and showing french phone numbers with 6+...

Note: a photograph of Eugène Albert Butscher can be found on the web, as he was also a fighter pilot during WW1 and was photographed inside his Spad VII biplane, named "Bubu Lolo". His past as a pilot and the existence of two photographs showing him inside and ouside his biplane were found at...

So do I get this right from Google Translate? "SEPIA CASTAGNA" : Sepia felt, Chestnut ribbon. "BISMUTO INTONATA" : Bismuth felt, "Same Tone" for ribbon?

Your label "A6315 82-7220 SEPIA CASTAGNA 61" is similar to the label of a Borsalino felt fedora I posted last year in this thread, looking for a date too. https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-borsalino-brotherhood.13133/post-3027294 My label was "T5998 82-70501 BISMUTO INTONATA 57". So...

Hello, I purchased this vintage french homburg for 15 euros at a garage sale in La Haye du Puits, Normandie, France on Sun 18 Aug 2024. According to inscriptions inside the hat, The brand was "Priola, Paris" and the hat shop was "J. Erbs" in Cherbourg. Unfortunately, I found no tag beneath the...

Hello, on Sat 20 Jul 2024, I purchased this velvet fedora for 6 euro at a garage sale in Annoville, Normandie, France. After many searches on the web, I still cannot figure what this inscription "BF première marque" stands for in the inner lining. Does anyone know? Could it be that this inner...

On a side note, I got this very damaged "Henry Heath" gibus for free the same day I purchased the brown plush top hat at the garage sale in Gavray, Normandie, France on Thu 8 Aug 2024 as the seller wanted to throw it to thrash in collapsed state. It's only when I got back home that I discovered...

I'm posting the plain cardboard hat box of my gibus "MODE DE PARIS" in a separate post, due to the limit of 20 pictures per post. I found online the pictures a black silk top hat "MODE DE PARIS" sold with a similar box at the link below...

Hello, I purchased a vintage gibus (or chapeau claque) in mint conditionat the garage sale of the Carrot Festival in Créances on Sat 10 Aug 2024 for 60 euros. The only inscription inside is a logo with text "MODE DE PARIS". It came with a plain carboard hat box with the inscription of the hat...

View of the hat box in a separate post becuse it seems there's a limit of 20 photos per post... Hat box upside down, top view: Hat box upside down, less damaged side view: Hat box upside down, most damaged side view: Hat box upside down, most damaged strap view: Hat box upside down, less...

Hello, I purchased a vintage brown top hat for 7 euros at a garage sale in Gavray, Normandie, France on Thu 8 Aug 2024. No inner lining, no sweatband, so origin is unknown, plus the inside had newspaper sheets glued to it for an unknown reason. I had to scrub them away. I also presume the inner...

Hello, here is a black fedora with velvet finish, "Select Velour" by Fléchet. I purchased it for 7 euro at a garage sale in Gavray, Normandie, France on Thu 8 Aug 2024. Any clue about a date range? Top view: Front view: Rear view: Left side view: Right side view: Bottom view: Inner...