Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 652

Description

Man's Bowler Hat. Black gray felt Derby or bowler hat; high crown; Excellent condition. Maker: William F. Weiss, 13th Street above Chestnut, Philadelphia. Transcribed from original accession record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

William F. Weiss

Dimensions

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

10 in

Depth

12-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

William F. Weiss opened his own retail shop on August 25, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 37 South 13th Street. During the previous fifteen years he had been in partnership with E. H. Parry. (Source: The American Hatter, Volume 13, page 44: https://books.google.com/books)