OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[drmaxtejeda]

My first Mayser. I thought of Steve @mayserwegener when I saw it. Not as good as his, but @Miamibruno, the sellersays the felt is fabulous. I have bought many hats from Adrián, who

is a great seller.

 

[mayserwegener]

My first Mayser. I thought of Steve @mayserwegener when I saw it. Not as good as his, but @Miamibruno, the sellersays the felt is fabulous. I have bought many hats from Adrián, who View attachment 253161 View attachment 253162 View attachment 253163 View attachment 253164 View attachment 253165 View attachment 253166 View attachment 253167 View attachment 253168 View attachment 253169 is a great seller.

Max, Super! It's a Spezial and probably late 1950s but Mayser made great hats in that time period. Carl Zeumer Magazin Zum PFAU (Peacock) goes way back as a retailer. They also had hats under their own brand.

https://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/topic/168-carl-zeumer-magazin-zum-pfau/

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thank you, Steven @mayserwegener. Your site and your hat knowledge astonish me. You are an academic. I know you very seldom sell any of them, but please keep me in mind if you do.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thank you, Steven @mayserwegener. Your site and your hat knowledge astonish me. You are an academic. I know you very seldom sell any of them, but please keep me in mind if you do.

Max, Thanks! I hope you like it. Mayser was actually very successful into the 1960s. In 1963 they had their largest production of 3.5 million hats. They were also a major world supplier of Hat Felt. Mayser moved Felt production from Ulm to Portugal in the late 1980s in partnership with FEPSA. That is why FEPSA is what it is today.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Max, Thanks! I hope you like it. Mayser was actually very successful into the 1960s. In 1963 they had their largest production of 3.5 million hats. They were also a major world supplier of Hat Felt. Mayser moved Felt production from Ulm to Portugal in the late 1980s in partnership with FEPSA. That is why FEPSA is what it is today.

I didn't know that either

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I didn't know that either

Me neither. It’s almost like Steve knows stuff about European hats that I don’t...no, that can’t be.

 

[Blare]

TOMORROW... the reveal of this mystery hat

any guesses?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

TOMORROW... the reveal of this mystery hat

any guesses?

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Something in 7 5/8!

 

[Blare]

Something in 7 5/8!

Almost a whole 1 digit lower in the first position

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Stylepark Templeform
1940s?

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[mayserwegener]

I didn't know that either

Me neither. It’s almost like Steve knows stuff about European hats that I don’t...no, that can’t be.

I learned this from Bahner Hat Machines back in 2016. At that time I actually found record of it online but Mayser is not specifically mentioned (see below). For some reason this was / is not publicized. Mayser also moved their fur cutting to Portugal back in the mid 1960s.



http://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p29396/e4 (From 2012)

Google Translation
"Duration: 25 min

President of Fepsa, Portuguese plant that is a global leader in high-end and whose hats felts walk into heads as famous as Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Robert De Niro and George Bush.
Headquartered in São João da Madeira, Fepsa is leader world in the production of high range felts.Born in 1969, when six industrial headwear decided to join forces merging into one unit producing felt for hats. In Portugal it is the only factory of its kind, competing in the global market with companies from various continents. The company was consolidated by integrating in 1989 the best German company in the sector. With 25% of the world market currently Fepsa employs two hundred workers and sells nearly half a million felts per year to a wide range of countries, especially Bolivia, New Zealand, USA, Australia, Korea and Japan. a strong link with the best global brands and international theater and cinema, their hats ever walked the head of former US President George W. Bush, actors Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones in the film), Robert de Niro or Nicolas Cage, or the musician Carlos Santana."

More here.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/made-in-spain.85416/#post-2059210

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Horrible photos and the seller isn’t a “hat guy,” but for the price it was worth the risk for a size 7 3/4 Dobbs.

 

[Blare]

TOMORROW... the reveal of this mystery hat

any guesses?

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When @BobHufford tipped me off to this hat He said..

“This Might be something”

I can confirm it definitely is quite something in my opinion.

Under the loads of dust...

Knox Superfine homburg... appears to be 1950s.

Full post to come in Post New Hats thread.

 

[Blare]

Horrible photos and the seller isn’t a “hat guy,” but for the price it was worth the risk for a size 7 3/4 Dobbs.


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Nice Brent

 

[quikrick]

When @BobHufford tipped me off to this hat He said..

“This Might be something”

I can confirm it definitely is quite something in my opinion.

Under the loads of dust...

Knox Superfine homburg... appears to be 1950s.

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Full post to come in Post New Hats thread.

*SCORE*

 

[deadlyhandsome]

When @BobHufford tipped me off to this hat He said..

“This Might be something”

I can confirm it definitely is quite something in my opinion.

Under the loads of dust...

Knox Superfine homburg... appears to be 1950s.

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Full post to come in Post New Hats thread.

Congratulations! I love that colorway.

 

[BobHufford]

I can confirm it definitely is quite something in my opinion.

Under the loads of dust...

Knox Superfine homburg... appears to be 1950s.

Beautiful! Congrats Joe!

 

[steur]

My first Mayser. I thought of Steve @mayserwegener when I saw it. Not as good as his, but @Miamibruno, the sellersays the felt is fabulous. I have bought many hats from Adrián, who View attachment 253161 View attachment 253162 View attachment 253163 View attachment 253164 View attachment 253165 View attachment 253166 View attachment 253167 View attachment 253168 View attachment 253169 is a great seller.

Very nice, Max. Adrian knows how to find them and is very reasonable with his prices. What keeps me from buying from him is that all his size 7 hats seem to fit 7 1/8, at least that is what he usually states.

 

[steur]

Horrible photos and the seller isn’t a “hat guy,” but for the price it was worth the risk for a size 7 3/4 Dobbs.


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Interesting for sure, Brent. Wider brim but somewhat lower crown it appears. Hope it turns out a winner.

 

[steur]

When @BobHufford tipped me off to this hat He said..

“This Might be something”

I can confirm it definitely is quite something in my opinion.

Under the loads of dust...

Knox Superfine homburg... appears to be 1950s.

View attachment 253829 View attachment 253830 View attachment 253828

Full post to come in Post New Hats thread.

How good is that. I was going to say Knox, but the reveal beat me to it. It is a stunner, Joe.