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Czech Republicans: Tonak, Huckel, no name

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A great velour that I couldn’t pass up. 5 1/2” open crown and a bound brim width of 3 3/8 measured after the pencil curl. Size is 57cm or 7 1/8 US. Marked Genuine Fur Guama on the sweatband and on the liner. I’ll be patient waiting for Steve @mayserwegener to tell me more.


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That is quite the find, Brent. I found something similar in winered once. As Steve pointed out: intended for the south American market as well.
 
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Selentino Galaxy in navy blue velour finish. Size is 62cm or 7 ¾ US. The raw edge brim is 2 ⅝” wide and the open crown is approximately 5 ½ inches. Great hand to the substantial felt. It will require steam to hold a shape.

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Selentino Galaxy in navy blue velour finish. Size is 62cm or 7 ¾ US. The raw edge brim is 2 ⅝” wide and the open crown is approximately 5 ½ inches. Great hand to the substantial felt. It will require steam to hold a shape.

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Brent, Super! That is a great looking heavier weight Velour. I need to visit Tonak (again) in 2023.
 
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Selentino Galaxy in navy blue velour finish. Size is 62cm or 7 ¾ US. The raw edge brim is 2 ⅝” wide and the open crown is approximately 5 ½ inches. Great hand to the substantial felt. It will require steam to hold a shape.

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Brent, Super! That is a great looking heavier weight Velour. I need to visit Tonak (again) in 2023.
 
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Has anyone an idea, if the usual massmarket/storebrand traveller (felt) hats "waterproof" for 50 bucks could be made by Tonak?
I know Tonak makes some Fur Felt Flat Caps based on Fur Hat production methods. They would have made in Czech Republic / Czechia. They might have a Cap business too but not located in Tonak / Hückel Factory complex. Do the Caps have made in Czech Republic / Czechia?
 
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Exactly. Both have none. The Wegener seemingly comes from a Berlin-located import company.

But all these 50 bucks felthats have the exact same shape.
There was a new company Wegener 1817 GmbH & Co. KG formed under Theresa Wegener in 2019. Wegener were only making Homburgs and Women's Felt Dressage Top Hats in the Lauterbach factory. Appears the the production side was sold to a Polish investor but that fell through and assets might have illegally been moved. This article is from November 2022 so no idea of the current situation.

https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtscha...oht-das-aus-v1,huthersteller-wegener-100.html

This article from December 2022 states the everything was removed including production equipment. Appears to be criminal in nature.

https://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/vogel...erbach-firmenbestattung-theresa-91965472.html
 
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Plattso

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Picked up two alpine-type Tonaks real cheap. Brown and grey.
I’m getting ready for Octoberfest, looks like.

So, it ends up “SRST” means “animal hair”, as in fur I suppose.
And “Kralici” means “Queen”
Here’s the labels under the lining.
 

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Plattso

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Ooops, CORRECTION : Kralici means "rabbit". so, they're saying !00% rabbit fur.
The word for "queen" is something like "Kralovna" and of course the diacritical marks are absent here.
 

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