Here's a bit of a riddle. A hat that claims to be American but is more likely English made or could even be Belgian. What have we got?
Dunson&Co New York velour in grey. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. The hats weighs 123 grams. The sweatband has "Fine beaver felt" imprinted on it. Hard to tell, but if it's on the sweatband there probably is some beaver content.
Velour was not something American hatmakers were known for. The size tag says 7 and the label has the size 7 as 57 metric, which is English sizing. The English rarely used metric sizing on their labels for earlier hats. The proportions of the hat also suggest a European make. This size label is not all that common and can be found on Borsalino hats and on Brummel's hats. It's not a Borsalino, so I'm going for the same Belgian manufacturer that made Brummel's hats.
Dunson&Co New York velour in grey. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. The hats weighs 123 grams. The sweatband has "Fine beaver felt" imprinted on it. Hard to tell, but if it's on the sweatband there probably is some beaver content.
Velour was not something American hatmakers were known for. The size tag says 7 and the label has the size 7 as 57 metric, which is English sizing. The English rarely used metric sizing on their labels for earlier hats. The proportions of the hat also suggest a European make. This size label is not all that common and can be found on Borsalino hats and on Brummel's hats. It's not a Borsalino, so I'm going for the same Belgian manufacturer that made Brummel's hats.
