That's an interesting fez you got there, Bob. The letters on the box stand for Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS) or better known as the Shriners. It is their logo on the fez as well of course. Excellent that you've found one with the box. Note that it wasn't sold by a hatter but by a retailer of "costumes and paraphernalia".^^^^^ That is much cooler that the one that just arrived at my door. It does have the box, the the interior has no sweat band or size marked. It is too small for my size 7-1/2 noggin.
The seller (Horstmann) was established in 1815 and was under this name from 1893 to 1940. So it's at least 82 years old -- and the graphics on the box appear older to my eye, but what do I know?
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So, I got me this Fez see.....
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Thanks Stefan. More on that retailer here:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/show-us-your-vintage-hat-store.95776/page-13#post-2934497
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Very cool. Seems to be their bestselling poster. I wonder why.
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Cabrol & Baissette... a nice pair of hatters.
It's been a while since I bought me a fez. Not much variation between them to be honest. Picked this one up because of the lining. It's not a "proper" fez because there's no straw inside structure (feels like cardboard). Fairly low in height. Probably made for the tourist market in Tunesia, Egypt or Morocco.
This could go in the "show us their hats" thread, but it is a fez. So for posterity.
This was on auction in 2022 (I missed it) with the following description:
287 Benito Mussolini - Persönlicher Fez als Primo Caporale d'Onore der MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per La Sicurezza Germany's WWII-era leadershiponale) des Duce.
Fez as Primo Caporale d'Onore of the MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per La Sicurezza Germany's WWII-era leadershiponale) of the Duce. Made of black velvet. The cap brim in fine silk. The red cord with fringed hangings recessed in the center of the cap is also made of fine silk. On the front gold embroidered Roman eagle with loctor bundle on red background of the Caporale d'Onore. The copy of the eagle made for the Duce in particularly fine and plastic embroidery quality of gilded metal threads. On the side the gold embroidered Roman eagle and the metal - emblem of the Primo Caporale d'Onore made with fasci. Above the double red angle of the Primo Caporale d'Onore in fine red silk. In fine white silk lining gold embossed maker's mark. The light brown leather sweatband in very fine quality. On the front gold embossed Roman fascist eagle and the bearer initials of the Duce "BM". Although Benito Mussolini, as Primo Maresciallo dell' Imperio, held the highest rank in the Italian army, he loved to wear simple uniforms and headgear. He therefore introduced for himself the rank of Primo Caporale d'Onore, i.e. "First Honorary Private". In his uniforms and headgear, he used a variety of different rank insignia, depending on the occasion. This fez comes from the possession of the eldest son of the Duce, Vittorio Mussolini (1916 - 1997) and was acquired directly by the consignor. One of the most important fascist headdresses of Benito Mussolini offered at auction in recent decades and with this undoubted provenance a museum collection item of the utmost rarity.
Limit: €50.000
Mussolini wore a black fez to emulate the elite Italian World War I shock troops, the Arditi, signaling a connection to aggressive, militaristic, and war-veteran culture. As leader of the Fascist party, he wore this headwear to represent the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Germany's WWII-era leadershiponale (MVSN or "Blackshirts") and to project a, powerful, and, authoritative, image.
This was on auction in 2022 (I missed it) with the following description:
287 Benito Mussolini - Persönlicher Fez als Primo Caporale d'Onore der MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per La Sicurezza Germany's WWII-era leadershiponale) des Duce.
Fez as Primo Caporale d'Onore of the MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per La Sicurezza Germany's WWII-era leadershiponale) of the Duce. Made of black velvet. The cap brim in fine silk. The red cord with fringed hangings recessed in the center of the cap is also made of fine silk. On the front gold embroidered Roman eagle with loctor bundle on red background of the Caporale d'Onore. The copy of the eagle made for the Duce in particularly fine and plastic embroidery quality of gilded metal threads. On the side the gold embroidered Roman eagle and the metal - emblem of the Primo Caporale d'Onore made with fasci. Above the double red angle of the Primo Caporale d'Onore in fine red silk. In fine white silk lining gold embossed maker's mark. The light brown leather sweatband in very fine quality. On the front gold embossed Roman fascist eagle and the bearer initials of the Duce "BM". Although Benito Mussolini, as Primo Maresciallo dell' Imperio, held the highest rank in the Italian army, he loved to wear simple uniforms and headgear. He therefore introduced for himself the rank of Primo Caporale d'Onore, i.e. "First Honorary Private". In his uniforms and headgear, he used a variety of different rank insignia, depending on the occasion. This fez comes from the possession of the eldest son of the Duce, Vittorio Mussolini (1916 - 1997) and was acquired directly by the consignor. One of the most important fascist headdresses of Benito Mussolini offered at auction in recent decades and with this undoubted provenance a museum collection item of the utmost rarity.
Limit: €50.000
Mussolini wore a black fez to emulate the elite Italian World War I shock troops, the Arditi, signaling a connection to aggressive, militaristic, and war-veteran culture. As leader of the Fascist party, he wore this headwear to represent the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Germany's WWII-era leadershiponale (MVSN or "Blackshirts") and to project a, powerful, and, authoritative, image.
