Vintage Late 1950s 50s Fifties Chocolate Brown Dobbs Fifth Avenue New York Teardrop Fur Felt Fedora Hat with 2” Brim w/ Stitched Welted Edge, 4 7/8”-High Crown, 2” Brown Grosgrain Outer Ribbon/Bow, Game Bird Feather Mount in Orange, Brown & Cream, Supple Brown Inner Leather Sweatband w/ Downward-Slanted Dobbs Gold Debossment & “RT” Monogram, and Off-White Satin Liner w/ Dobbs Crest & Clear Nylon Crown Protector | Size US 7 EU 56 UK 6 7/8 

Details: 

* Maker / brand / retailer: Dobbs & Co., Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, Est. 1908

* Country of manufacture: United States of America

* Decade: Late 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Nineteen-Fifties 

* Hat type: Fur felt fedora

* Style / look: Golden Age of Menswear, Golden Age of Hollywood, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Karl Malden, Gangster, Godfather, Gumshoe, Jazz, Bop, Dapper

* Size: US 7 | EU 56 | UK 6 7/8 | Medium (size tag missing; please see actual measurements below) 

* Colorway: Body: Chocolate brown; Outer band/ribbon and bow: Brown; Satin lining: Off-white; Inner leather sweatband: Brown; Plume: Orange, brown, cream 

* Materials: 

— Body (crown and brim): Fur felt

— Outer band/ribbon and bow: 2” millinery grosgrain (Petersham)

— Inner sweatband: Leather

— Liner: Satin w/ clear nylon crown protector 

— Inner back seam ribbon: Woven rayon 

* Brim type: 2-inch with stitched welted edge  

* Crown shape: Teardrop 

* Branding: 

— On left side of inner leather sweatband, downward-slanted Dobbs gold-foil debossment 

— On crown lining, printed crest in red with Dobbs royal coat of arms on left, and on right, Dobbs wordmark, “Fifth Avenue” surrounded in curlicues, “NEW YORK”, and “New York’s Leading Hatter” motto, all in gold, with gold border 

* Monogram: On inner leather sweatband brow (front), gold-foil debossed sans serif “R T” 

* Classic, versatile chocolate brown teardrop fur felt fedora hat with jaunty game bird feather mount 

* Desirable size 

* 100% authentic 1950s Dobbs fedora manufactured to the highest standards during the Golden Age of the needle trades in America 

Measurements (in inches):

* Inner sweatband circumference: 22

* Outer crown circumference: 23 

* Crown height: 4 7/8 

* Brim width: 2

* Outer grosgrain band width: 2 

* Crown length: 8 ¼ 

* Crown width: 6 ¾ 

* Inner front-to-back measurement: 7 7/8 

* Inner side-to-side measurement: 6 ¼ 

* Sweatband width: 1 ½ 

Note on fit: A true 7, this fedora would suit best a human possessing a cranium of average size (7 is considered in the medium range). Please be guided by the measurements noted above, as well as all photos provided, to ensure a proper fit. No returns will be granted based on fit unless the measurements are shown to be vastly inaccurate — a highly unlikely eventuality. 

Condition: 

* In superb shape for septuagenarian fedora 

* Appears to have been worn infrequently 

* Felt clean, smooth, soft, sumptuous 

* Some crocking, dye loss around sweatband reed edge (see Photos 7-8; remediable with a bit of brown Edge Kote) 

* Otherwise, inner leather sweatband clean, soft, supple; gold foil decoration unscathed; stitching flawless; no hardening, crumbling, cracking, warping or separation (see Photos 7-8) 

* Outer grosgrain ribbon and bow excellent (see Photos 1-6) 

* Satin lining largely unsullied save a few tiny specks (see Photo 9) 

* Crown and brim shape lovely 

* No mothing 

* No apparent soiling, staining or sweat marks 

* Hardly any visible wear 

* No odors or other afflictions 

* Hat has not been cleaned or reblocked by seller; any care or intervention of this kind is to be carried out at buyer’s discretion with buyer assuming full responsibility for outcome of such work, whether performed by oneself or a third party (e.g., JJ Hat Center in NYC)  

Please closely review all photos provided. 

Inquiries and offers welcome. 

Price: $150 

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