Posted 8 years ago
mareredware
(177 items)
Very cool straw cap. This belonged to my husband's granddad. He can remember seeing him wear it. Very nice item which I just discovered was handmade in Italy. I've not seen one like it. Probably 1950s??
Thanks for the loves and thanks to Nicefice for the comment!
thanks all!
thanks for the loves
Efesgirl, Nicefice, vetraio50, Brunswick, NevadaBlades, Caperkid and Beltown! Happy to share this old straw cap!
Huh! - Yeddo hats. Who knew?
"In Switzerland, knotted hats are called Röhrlihut. For export purposes , the knotted hats style was called “Yeddo” in English by the Swiss and Italian makers. Described on the bands or label as “Genuine Yeddo”.
Why Yeddo? We simply do knot know why.
See the below gallery of examples of this fine straw art work generally overlooked and unappreciated for their craftsmanship in our opinion."
https://thestrawshop.com/do-you-know-yeddo/
Here's a 1925 ad. They were NOT cheap in 1925! 4.75 in 1925 is 65.21 today! At Skof Stads in Lawrence KS.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19250522&id=ikxkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KXUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5409,5589619&hl=en
Oh wow! Thanks for all the great info, Celiene!
You are welcome! I learned something too!