German & Austrian Hutmachers

[Steve1857]

A somewhat unique find, I believe:
Oscar Bluth Top Hat.

Along with its box

And hat mount

It's somewhere between a 59 and 60, so sadly, too large for me.

 

[AlpacaSweater]

Calling Wegener experts! Could anyone let me know if the Wegener "Royal" line post 1967 is good quality? Were they wool or fur? Thanks in advance!

 

[mayserwegener]

A somewhat unique find, I believe:
Oscar Bluth Top Hat.

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Along with its box

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And hat mount

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It's somewhere between a 59 and 60, so sadly, too large for me.

Steve, Super Find! It's always great to see an old Seiden Zylinderhut. The original box is really fantastic! I will have to see if I have anything on Oscar Bluth Berlin. What is the latest medal + date on the box?

 

[mayserwegener]

Calling Wegener experts! Could anyone let me know if the Wegener "Royal" line post 1967 is good quality? Were they wool or fur? Thanks in advance!

Wegener was fur felt but most likely machine blocked if it's 1967 and later. The form would be of the time. I have come across Wegener "Royal" hats but I don't have any examples. I am mostly focused 1950s and earlier but also some early 1960s. Do you have photos?

Here is a Wegener "Royal" "Bonnie & Clyde" that 1966 or a bit later and was posted here back in 2014 As you can see it's of very good quality. I made a comment after the post.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/german-austrian-hutmachers.32103/page-163#post-1747485

 

[Steve1857]

Steve, Super Find! It's always great to see an old Seiden Zylinderhut. The original box is really fantastic! I will have to see if I have anything on Oscar Bluth Berlin. What is the latest medal + date on the box?

Thanks, Steve. It was a real joy to find this one.

The latest medal on the box is in connection with Carl Bluths participation in the Berlin Trade Fair of 1896.

Berliner Gewerbeausstellung 1896.

 

[AlpacaSweater]

Thanks! I'll update with pics when the hat arrives

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks, Steve. It was a real joy to find this one.

The latest medal on the box is in connection with Carl Bluths participation in the Berlin Trade Fair of 1896.

Berliner Gewerbeausstellung 1896.

Steve, Thank you for the info. I will see if I can find anything.

 

[mayserwegener]

J. Hückel´s Söhne "Superior", possibly late 1920s early 1930s. This is an auction I lost because of lack information regarding size and additional photos but I thought it was worth posting. The Soft Felt on the bottom is probably great too but again no additional photos.

 

[the_imperialist]

Sorry took a while for me to find the label on my jota.

This is some additional information on the hat.

The sweatband before and after:
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The sweatband also has some kind of registration number:
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The hat before and after:
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I gaze upon it with covetous eyes also what a great job cleaning it up!

 

[steur]

Sorry took a while for me to find the label on my jota.

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I gaze upon it with covetous eyes also what a great job cleaning it up!

Thank you, Wayne. Always on the lookout for these.

 

[Pellie]

Echter Mayser superbe with windcord in dark brown with a nice surprise under the leather sweatband. A piece of newspaper from that era.

 

[Pellie]

Hückel special (Schuchard) in grey. Incredible soft felt. Including the red hanging sizelabel.

 

[Pellie]

P & C Habig homburg in black.

 

[mayserwegener]

Echter Mayser superbe with windcord in dark brown with a nice surprise under the leather sweatband. A piece of newspaper from that era.
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Marcel, Super find! Like everything about this one! Is there a date on the newspaper?

 

[mayserwegener]

Hückel special (Schuchard) in grey. Incredible soft felt. Including the red hanging sizelabel.
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Marcel, Another great find! Good to see it in action!

 

[mayserwegener]

P & C Habig homburg in black.
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Marcel, Fantastic P. & C. Habig Wien Homburg! They made some of the finest.

 

[mayserwegener]

Sorry took a while for me to find the label on my jota.

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I gaze upon it with covetous eyes also what a great job cleaning it up!

Wayne, Thanks! This is a great reference because of the complete words and in English.

 

[Pellie]

Marcel, Super find! Like everything about this one! Is there a date on the newspaper?

Thanks Steve. No, there's no date on it, only an article where 1945 is mentioned on the 2nd picture.

 

[Pellie]

Marcel, Another great find! Good to see it in action!

Marcel, Fantastic P. & C. Habig Wien Homburg! They made some of the finest.

Thanks again Steve. Both are great quality hats indeed. Love them! If you want to use the pics for your website, then be my guest! ;-)

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks Steve. No, there's no date on it, only an article where 1945 is mentioned on the 2nd picture.

Marcel, Thank you for checking. The film "Das ewige Spiel" mention in the first newspaper clipping was from 1951 which makes sense based on the paper label type.

Das ewige Spiel – Wikipedia

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