Thanks Jock!
I've always wanted one of those hats, and I just now bought one, a vintage one by Dunn & Co (centre bottom).
Rare to find things big enough for my fat head, but it just popped up this morning, size 62.
I've made a new collage showing more tweed hat styles:
Note the various patterns. Top left and top right have the top made from a separate oval piece. The two hats centre top have a long rectangular central piece going over the top front to back, with semicircular side panels. Bottom centre and right have the top made like pie slices with a button where they meet at top. Bottom left is essentially a Fedora made from tweed.
BTW I looked up Dunn & Co, quite an interesting history.
Founded by a Birmingham Quaker in 1887 by 1930 they had 200 hat shops on High Streets across Britain.
In 1996 their existing 130 shops were losing millions and went into receivership.
Last edited by OC Richard; 29th January 25 at 07:13 AM.
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