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Thanks for the responses everyone. I appreciate everyone's thoughts on this topic. I do agree most people wouldn't care or notice much about the historic, cultural, whatever kind of accuracy you could point out. I think when people watch a movie or tv show, they're looking just for that a...

Hi everyone, I was watching the series Public Morals recently and had a thought about the hat accuracy. The show takes place in the 60''s. The hats worn by Ed Burns and Brian Dennehy who play an Irish-American police officer and mob boss respectively are Borsalino's. They both have the gold...

Hi everyone! I recently purchased this newsboy cap on Poshmark. Can anyone help with dating this cap? It is the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers union label so I know it would be between 1934 and 1983. It also has both numeric range, and letter sizing. Also, the cap has no brand logo...

Hi everyone! I recently purchased this newsboy cap on Poshmark. Can anyone tell me anything about this specific union label? It is the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers union label, with numeric range, and letter sizing. Also, the cap has no brand logo, just a plain black liner with...

Hi everyone, My question is a bit specific but brings up a broader issue as well. I purchased one hat and one cap from Shandon Headwear recently. The hat is getting delivered today. My question is about the accuracy of labels. Are they reliable in terms of dating headwear if they make a...

That makes sense. That's around where I was thinking too. The leather band I would think would indicate farther back, not too close to the 1983 date. I've seen flat caps with, not sure if they're cotton or what the material is, but the softer non leather sweatbands which I would think are...

Hi everyone, just recently purchased these two United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union made caps. One is labeled Stevens Caps and one is labeled Popularity with what looks like the Biltmore B logo over it. The plaid patterned cap looks to be older and more worn. The...

Hello Daniele, thank you for all that information. I thought the wind cord retained too much elasticity to be true vintage. The leather sweatband is also very soft and pliable, but I know the craftsmanship in vintage ones is different than modern ones. The fact that the fold lettering is...

Hi everyone, can anyone help me date this vintage Borsalino? I've seen similar that I have emailed Borsalino about directly and have had them dated around "30 - 40's. The ones I've seen in the past were made for the export market, specifically the United States. This one was made for...

Hi everyone, I haven't been here in awhile but recently came across a vintage Hanna Hats cap under the label "David Hanna & Sons Ltd". I'm fairly certain it's vintage but not entirely sure what range to put on it. I have also reached out to Hanna Hats directly to see if they can help. All I...

Apologies for the long absence. Just got around to reading these responses. Thank you all so much for them, there's a lot of information here that provides a lot of clarity for me.

Here's the original pic of the Abbey Theatre Company in the 1930's. The specific gentleman whose hat I'm looking at is second from the left with most of the hat in shadows. But I can see enough of the crown and brim to get and idea of what it looks like. Abbey Theatre Group Photo Credit...

So kind of an odd question and I'm not entirely sure of the terminology in some cases so apologies if I use wrong terms here and there in this post. Also because this is such a specific kind of niche question I also wasn't sure if it fell under an already existing thread. Ok, here it goes...

Hi everyone, purchased this vintage premier Knox fifth avenue homburg. Any idea on a possible time frame? Also I just recently moved to New York City and take a morning walk everyday to what used to be the Knox showroom and corporate offices on fifth right across from the New York Public...

Hello everyone, Just recently bought this Borsalino from Etsy. Was wondering if anyone could help me put a date on it. I've read in other places on this forum that the first two numbers of the serial number indicate the year which it was made. That would indicate this hat is from 1928 which...