Dobbs Hatbox Miniature

In the 1930s, and 1940s men were very particular about having just the right fedora hat.  So if you  wanted to give your guy a hat for Christmas you gave him a small gift hatbox which enabled him to go to the store and choose a hat to his liking in the proper size.
I had never seen one of the mini hatbox/giftboxes  before this past weekend. I was so pleased to find the Dobbs box in a nearby antique shop. You can even see the "For" blank on the cover. The box is 3 in. high and 4 1/2 in. across.           Currently available in The Vintage Hat Shop.

Dobbs gift hatbox

And look at  the proud men wearing their favorite fedora!

Manistee County Museum

Men Wearing 1920s Hats

In honor of Father's Day I thought it would be timely to take a look at men wearing vintage hats. Take a look at  a photo from The Manistee County Museum showing the group of dapper men wearing boater hats and fedoras. I am thinking this picture was taken around the 1920s.  I wish I knew what is written on the tags.

Jeff Daniels and Grandpa's Hat

We had the chance to see Jeff Daniels recently at our local Ramsdell Theater. And yes, he did keep us laughing just as he promised he would. What a character!
But he did do one sentimental song and that was about Grandpa's hat. It was a worn felt fedora--what we used to call a "church hat". He sang about the memories that hat brought back to him and the meaning it had to a boy growing up.  And the more I thought about it the more I wished I had kept one of my grandfather's hats.  A hat that is worn enough to just fit a person's head with the worn spot right at the peak, worn from years of tipping the hat and putting it on just right.  Miss the man, love the memories.

Jeff was right, there's no other hat quite like Grandpa's hat. There's no other man quite like Grandpa. Wish I had one of his hats.