The School of Hard Knox

[splintercellsz]

Furious, what a score! Nice Knox!

 

[howardeye]

The Knox Derby or Bowlers Hat with a 4 3/4 inch tall crown I bought at an Antique Mall today. A great find in my size. Gold colored satin liner has no plastic cover and a 1 inch wide ribbon.


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[ofcoursemyhorse]

Wow what an awesome find. Great looking Knox!

 

[jlee562]

Nice D'Orsay curl, they sure don't make 'em like that anymore. Congrats on the score!

 

[howardeye]

Thanks for the kind words. I do not know anything about bowler hats or derbys or the age of this one. After you mentioned the curl that I did not notice it is only curled on the sides and not the front or back.

 

[furious]

Furious, what a score! Nice Knox!

Thank you, sir. It has quickly become a favorite and I have already received several compliments at work!

 

[splintercellsz]

Howard, great find! Definately a nice one!!!

Here is my newly aquired Knox. I believe it to be from the 40s? The felt on this one is very moldable and soft! I have never owned a hat with a sticker at the top... was this done for quantity, or to help keep the hat a little cooler in hotter months? This is quickly becoming one of my favorite hats! The color is brown, but my camera makes it look almost orangish. The ribbon & binding seem to be a mix between brown & purple.

The open-crown height is: 5 1/2"
Brim: 2 1/2"

Here it is on my head:

 

[furious]

Very nice score, Splintercellsz!!! I really like the texture of the felt and the color.

 

[suitedcboy]

Splinter, That is a TERRIFIC find! Gorgeous hat and looks great on you.

 

[splintercellsz]

Furious, the felt texture is something to feel! It is very soft... softer than any hats I have, actually!

Suitedcboy, many thanks!!

 

[howardeye]

Great hat Justin! I don't know much about hat stickers. But I did see one like yours at the antique mall yesterday by another name. I have a Borsalino without a liner also.

 

[rlk]

The Knox Derby or Bowlers Hat with a 4 3/4 inch tall crown I bought at an Antique Mall today. A great find in my size. Gold colored satin liner has no plastic cover and a 1 inch wide ribbon.

The store must have been in the Edgewater Beach Hotel--long gone when Lake Shore Drive expanded, a few miles south of where I live.

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Great Article http://www.compassrose.org/uptown/EdgewaterMemories.html

 

[howardeye]

Thank you. The best part of my youth was spent in Chicago whether attending the harness races at sportsman park with my granfather or all the shows at the amplitheater, or shopping on Michigan Ave when I met my wife, the city has always been alive.

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Knox Superfine Riding Derby

 

[rlk]

Knox 1913 for Harris & Frank, Los Angeles

Not sure if I already posted this. Just try to date a Derby by style and proportions.....

 

[hatsRme]

Still a GREAT post, even if you think you've done it before. Thank you.

 

[splintercellsz]

1940s Knox.

 

[Joshbru3]

Not sure if I already posted this. Just try to date a Derby by style and proportions.....

Thanks for posting this, Robert!! I LOVE those early soft hats!!!

 

[winter_joe]

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/135708254?ref=fb2_tnx_title just bought this loooked into the custom edge being cut off and she said it was really damaged. Well don't see many of these let alone in my size. Anyone got a good date for this one?

 

[alanfgag]

Brad will be able to give you good brackets... early 1950s I think.