Yes, it's wool and I agree on the late 30s based on the style and the manufacturing details. Sadly there's absolutely nothing inside or behind the bands that could give a hint. It would be very nice if you could look for the name in your sources!
Nice find. If Steve can't find anything on the brand it will probably stay a mystery.
Thanks for looking!
Nice find, Steve. Great shape to that hat.Weston, 56cm possibly mid to later 1950s. No company mark but probably made for a distributor. I couldn't find anything on the "Weston" trademark which is a play on Stetson. The felt is light in weight and pliable.
Ah, you got that one. Very good. It is indeed a very cool looking item. I like that the advertising text and logos are not just printed on there, but are sort of embossed. Makes it look luxurious.Mayser Advertising Stand, possibly 1950s or could be later. This is a really nice item that Stefan let me know about.
Property of Mayser Hat Factory
Made by Josef Preissler Pforzheim (founded 1907)
The two go so well together, Steve. I don't know which one I'd rather have, the hat or the stand. Probably both [emoji4]. Nice finds.Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).
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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.
Very nice, classic. It is always interesting to see these transitional features like the liner. The display piece is really cool.Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).
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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.
Steve, Thank you! They are probably from about the same time period.
Mike, Thanks! This is the time period (early 1960s) when Mayser stopped stitching in liners.
Lovely homburg, Steve. Apparently Willenbrink existed 75 years in 1960. I had a hat with the same imprint, that was dated 1960.Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).
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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.
Stefan, Thanks! Yours is a better example because of the sweatband date stamp. Mine had a newspaper (spacer) behind the sweatband from 1962.
