Posted 9 years ago
LoveTopHats
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Nice beaver-felt top hat; 6" tall, 9 1/2" across, 11 1/2" front to back, inside measurement/size 22". Very slight wear, slight dent in side, (see close-up photo in middle). Inside is paper or parchment lined; in crown is printed, 'Latest Style', 'Special Manufactor', along with lion and unicorn logo with mottos: "Dieu et Mon Droit", along with 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', translation, "God and my Right", "Spurned be the one who evil thinks". Mottos of the Order of the Garter. Could this mean this is English made? A very nice hat, possibly turn of the century? Thank you! Monica Alexander
I'm pretty sure this is English made. This top hat looks like late 1800s/early 1900s, but it would be best to take it to a someone in the business of making these kinds of hats and get a professional opinion.
nothing like a soft beaver...... hat ....
Beautiful top hat! Bonnie would be correct in saying that this hat was more than likely English made and that it is from the late 1800's to very early 1900's. As the years progressed, the hat brim design was a more "flat" design. A hat polishing pillow and a bit of K-Y jelly would polish this hat to a very lustrous shine.