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Model A Man · 05-23-2011, 02:11 PM

I bought this hat on saturday thinking it is from somewhere around the 1920's to 1930's it has some ruff spots in the back and it might be a reproduction but for $5.00 I thought it was neat. I believe it is a conductors hat. anyone know. I looked in the MAFCA era fashions book but didn't see anything like it

Chris in WNC · 05-23-2011, 08:09 PM

NICE HAT!

looks like it belongs on Leon Redbone (or me!)........

John Duden · 05-23-2011, 10:05 PM

looks like a conductor hat or a chauffeurs hat that is on ebay

FL&WVMIKE · 05-23-2011, 11:40 PM

MODEL A MAN ....................
I believe that hat is old. I have a very similar hat, that has a 1920 Indian Motorcycle badge on it, and it looks like it has been there forever.
MIKE

vintage tin · 05-25-2011, 10:37 PM

I was just watching a movie on TCM called Doorway to hell (1930) and a police officer was wearing a hat just like this one. Alot of cars in the movie

Bruce Adams · 05-26-2011, 04:32 PM

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Wow,
I have a LOT of era magazines and many era fashion books, and I cannot recall having seen that particular cap.
I will send the photo to a railroad historian friend.
It would seem to be a proper conductor's cap on a southern railroad.

1930artdeco · 05-26-2011, 05:01 PM

What do the brass buttons on the side look like? Another possability is to log onto "the Fedora Lounge" and post there. Looks like a conductors hat to me, but i was wondering if it the frame for a hat and that the outer shell is missing.

Mike

Model A Man · 05-27-2011, 01:15 AM

I do know that it was use in a movie but I dont know which one. I bought the hat at western costume rental that supplies clothes for the movie industry. they have a sale once a year and there was 3 of the same hat and I was lucky to get one that fits my head.

FL&WVMIKE · 05-27-2011, 10:35 AM

Model A Man .......................
This hat is similar,to yours, in that it has the woven straw venelation holes. It was manufactored by the Gerber Uniform Company of Mishawaka, Indiana.
The badge is dated 1920.
These hats, probably saw the inside of many Model "A" Fords.
MIKE

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05-23-2011, 02:11 PM	#1
Model A Man Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sarasota Florida Posts: 604	era correct hat? I bought this hat on saturday thinking it is from somewhere around the 1920's to 1930's it has some ruff spots in the back and it might be a reproduction but for $5.00 I thought it was neat. I believe it is a conductors hat. anyone know. I looked in the MAFCA era fashions book but didn't see anything like it

05-23-2011, 08:09 PM	#2
Chris in WNC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spruce Pine, NC Posts: 1,458	Re: era correct hat? NICE HAT! looks like it belongs on Leon Redbone (or me!)........ __________________ our next Model A is out there in the unknown......

05-23-2011, 10:05 PM	#3
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	Re: era correct hat? looks like a conductor hat or a chauffeurs hat that is on ebay

05-23-2011, 11:40 PM	#4
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,442	Re: era correct hat? MODEL A MAN .................... I believe that hat is old. I have a very similar hat, that has a 1920 Indian Motorcycle badge on it, and it looks like it has been there forever. MIKE Last edited by FL&WVMIKE; 05-27-2011 at 11:26 AM.

05-25-2011, 10:37 PM	#5
vintage tin Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 8	Re: era correct hat? I was just watching a movie on TCM called Doorway to hell (1930) and a police officer was wearing a hat just like this one. Alot of cars in the movie

05-26-2011, 04:32 PM	#6
Bruce Adams Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northport, NY Posts: 1,597	Re: era correct hat? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Wow, I have a LOT of era magazines and many era fashion books, and I cannot recall having seen that particular cap. I will send the photo to a railroad historian friend. It would seem to be a proper conductor's cap on a southern railroad.

05-26-2011, 05:01 PM	#7
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,552	Re: era correct hat? What do the brass buttons on the side look like? Another possability is to log onto "the Fedora Lounge" and post there. Looks like a conductors hat to me, but i was wondering if it the frame for a hat and that the outer shell is missing. Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

05-27-2011, 01:15 AM	#8
Model A Man Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sarasota Florida Posts: 604	Re: era correct hat? I do know that it was use in a movie but I dont know which one. I bought the hat at western costume rental that supplies clothes for the movie industry. they have a sale once a year and there was 3 of the same hat and I was lucky to get one that fits my head.