would this Dobbs be a stingy from the 30's or 60's?

[astaire]

Hi everyone.

i got this Dobbs hat a few days ago. I bought it because i haven't got a light grey hat It also has the nice guild-edge and good dimensions.

At first i thought it looks like the typical 60's rat pack. But after looking at it a few times, i grew to think it might be earlier than that because of the stove-pipe, straight crown.

Would anyone like to comment on my uneducated assumption?

Thanks All!

 

[Wolfmanjack]

That high, straight crown looks very '30s to me. In fact, I bid on one just like this on eBay recently, precisely because it had this characteristic.

We have experts here on the Lounge that can date it from the design on the liner. Maybe one of them will provide some sage advice on vintage, if you post a photo of the liner logo.

Congratulations on a snazzy lid.

 

[besdor]

Post a picture of the lining Astiare . It will be easier that way to date the hat .

Steven
www.bencrafthats.com

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I agree with Besdor. A photo like that one can be misleading. I've bought two eBay hats that looked VERY '30s in the photos, but turned out to be '60s. Neither auction showed photos of the lining, incidentally. My loss.

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[Dinerman]

what kind of shape is that thing in? Pictures can be so misleading.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

How wide is that brim? Is it under 2"?

 

[astaire]

about the liner

it has the old dobbs logo with a red background.

it, however, has the brown sweatband.

i'll try to post pics when i find the pics.

OK, i'm getting nervous now....lol

Thanks All!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'm pretty sure that the red background is from the '60s. I've got a Dobbs from the '30s, and the background lining color is cream silk.

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[astaire]

How wide is that brim? Is it under 2"?

Tony, the brim is 2-1/8 inches wide.

MC, i know what you mean. i have a dobbs twenty from the 30's with the clear (cream) background on the logo. That red background is what's making me nervous.

So the question is: did they ever make the logo with the red bacground before the 60's?

Thanks all!

 

[Mr. Rover]

I've been mslead by pictures similar to those, too. It's hard to pinpoint what hte actual proportions are. I would rather base my judgement on sweatband color and plastic/no plastic in the liner.

-ray