How old might this Dobbs be?

[Lonn]

Hi,
I picked up this Dobbs at a thrift store hoping to sell it on ebay.
It is in pretty good shape and looks fairly old to me. I've only seen a few with a wind trolly or a guild edge.
Any ideas?

(there should be two images here. If you are seeing one, it might be a local permissions thing at google. Would someone let me know?)

 

[Stoney]

Lonn,

I'm not seeing any links to a photo in your post.

 

[Andykev]

Early 1960

It appears to be a 1960's era hat. One of the finer ones before they went cheap-o.

Did you look under the sweatband for the re-order tag, if there is one?

 

[cooncatbob]

What size is it??

 

[John in Covina]

You really have to post some pictures of the liner and the imprints on the sweat band to be fair. Also if there are any tags behind the sweat post a pix of that too.

 

[Lonn]

more pics

Hi,

O.K. Some more pics.

I'm using a pretty cheap camera so my color is really hard to get right. It is NOT blue. It is everything you see but in grey.

 

[Lonn]

better color

This is closer to the real color.

 

[Lonn]

listed

I posted some more pics a while back and was hoping to get a clearer idea on this hats age from the esteemed experts here. I want to be confident the age I am representing is reasonable as I have listed this hat on ebay

 

[John in Covina]

If you get a chance, take a picture of the satin liner and the imprint of the logo that is on the fabric.

I don't know the year range but I think in the late forties thru maybe the early sixties there is usually a clear plastic at the top of the liner over the logo imprint. Without it, the hat can be earlier or later. If earlier, unless stored very well, the liner and the sweat band will usually have an indication of the age with a yellowing or ambering to the colors and the sweat band will be dried out sometimes.

The gold label for the size makes me think 60's or later, but I could be wrong.

 

[jimmy the lid]

I would think that the $20 price tag would place this in the 60's...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Lonn]

liner

It does have the plastic in the liner. It is difficult to tell from the pictures because the plastic is textured to match the satin. Pretty cool. I've never noticed that treatment to a liner before.

I went with 60's in the listing because of John's assessment early on and the over all condition. I was not sure the $20 placed it there as well, not really clear on what hats were going for then. Something to cover in a thread, perhaps. Relative retail values thru the decades or some such.

 

[Cat_in_the_hat]

Can someone help date this Dobbs?

I saw this on ebay and the owner said it is a 1930-1946 but I can not tell from the pictures because it is a game bird hat, not a regular one. I feel like it is closer to the 50s than 40s. Pictures in the link. http://www.ebay.com/itm/221785575895

 

[Cat_in_the_hat]

Bump

 

[Brad Bowers]

It matches the pricing and styling cues of late-'40s/early-'50s Game Birds, 1947-1952 or so.

Brad

 

[Cat_in_the_hat]

It matches the pricing and styling cues of late-'40s/early-'50s Game Birds, 1947-1952 or so.

Brad

So it's not world war 2 era? Dang

 

[alanfgag]

So it's not world war 2 era? Dang

Dang? It's a great hat with a great box at a great price. Hope it's yours.

 

[Cat_in_the_hat]

Dang? It's a great hat with a great box at a great price. Hope it's yours.

Haha I did get it for $70. Not sure if thats a good price, but i liked the hat. I am not sure how such a big brim will look on me though.