Vintage 1930s Dobbs Fifth Avenue Fedora and hat box

Classic pre-WWII fedora produced by Dobbs Hat Company of New York. Features a desirable 2.5" inch brim with Cavanagh edge, high crown, and original embossed Dobbs crest sweatband dated 1931.

Details

• Maker: Dobbs

• Era: Early 1930s

• Material: Fur felt

• Brim: 2.5” snap brim with Cavanagh edge

• Size: 7

• Crown: Classic center crease

• Sweatband: Embossed Dobbs crest with 1931 mark

Original factory production tag remains behind the sweatband showing block number, crown depth (5¾), and size 7 — a detail often missing from vintage hats of this era.

Condition: Vintage condition with sweatband wear typical of hats approaching 100 years old. Felt body remains structurally sound.

A great example from the Golden Age of American hat making

Interior sweatband stamped for Julian Kaylor - Wilmington, North Carolina, the original retailer that sold this obbs hat in the early 1930s. Includes block tag behind sweatband

Includes Dobbs hat box. Not original to the hat but is from 1930's. It was found in California and original tag is the bottom