American Hat Mfg Co.

[buler]

I've turned up two Perfek-Felt hats from the American Hat Mfg Co of Norwalk. The American Hatter issues have many cool ads for this manufacturer. Hopefully more of these hats will turn up. Here is the most recent Perfek-Felt Medalist I've found. Its felt color is amazing in person, but really hard to photograph (for me anyway). The felt is a mix of green/blue/other colors. Depending on the lighting it looks very green or very blue. Hopefully Josh will add his Medalist to this thread.

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[Art Fawcett]

Very nice looking hat Sir

 

[buler]

Some ads...

April 1917

1918

Feb 1918

Jun 1918

Aug 1918

Sept 1918

Dec 1918

 

[buler]

Mar 1919

Aug 1919

Sept 1919

Oct 1919

Fall 1919

Sept 1920

Oct 1920

Mar 1921

 

[gtdean48]

Good stuff Bill. Thanks for the posts...

 

[rlk]

Beautiful felt and stylish hat. Another large manufacturer with few surviving examples.

 

[alanfgag]

Great stuff. The illustration in the first ad is wonderful.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Neat thread. I've got a photo of the factory from 1939 in a Norwalk book. If I remember this weekend I'll scan it and post it here.

Brad

 

[hatophile]

That's a gorgeous hat.

 

[Aureliano]

That's a gorgeous hat.

+1

 

[Joshbru3]

.......Hopefully Josh will add his Medalist to this thread.

ABSOLUTELY, Bill!

 

[Joshbru3]

1920s-1930s American Hat Co

 

[Joshbru3]

1920s-1930s American Hat Co (cont....)

 

[Joshbru3]

WOW!!!!! You weren't kidding Bill, that hat looks 100 times better than the auction photos. I absolutely LOVE the color, and just like mine, it has the white fur fibers tossed into the dyed color fibers. Fantastic!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Simular hat to my Green Miller I purchased from Rodins. I like the texture of this hat.

 

[zetwal]

Good stuff Bill. Thanks for the posts...

+1 :yo: