Black Silk Top Hat UK size 7 with its Leather case made for Battersby & Co circa 1930s









Black Silk Top Hat UK size 7 with its Leather case made for,This is a beautiful made to measure size 56,5 cm vintage English made black silk top hat,This equates to just under UK 7 or US Size 7 1/8,The hat dates from between 1920 – 1940 and was made in France for Battersby & Co of London,This top hat is in superb antique condition,There is no silk,This is a beautiful made to measure size 56,5 cm vintage English made black silk top hat,This equates to just under UK 7 or US Size 7 1/8,The hat dates from between 1920 – 1940 and was made in France for Battersby & Co of London,This top hat is in superb antique condition,There is no silk missing from the crown edges,or any dents or creases to the hat,It is obviously a quality hat,It has a wonderful shape and rise to the brim that is so typical of silk top hats of this period and sadly missing in more modern wool felt hats,Silk hats cannot be re silked or stretched to fit a larger head,A silk top hat is the pinnacle of a gentleman's formal wardrobe,Silk black top hats are considered the height of elegance because of their impressive shine,shape and light weight,It is the consensus that a vintage silk top hat,even with some age and wear,will always be more elegant and desirable than a brand new wool felt top hat,In an article for the Daily Telegraph in 2011 Raf Sanchez writes “While toppers have roared back into fashion for weddings and other formal events,most of those seen at Ascot this week will be made with felt – a coarser,heavier and less elegant material,It is now all but impossible to get a new silk top hat made and today,there is a finite and precious number of silk top hats left”,You can recognise a true vintage silk top hat from a mile away,Inner circumference is 56,5 cm,just under UK Size 7,US size 7 1/8,Height 14cm,Leather case : 35cm x 30cm x 22cm,Weight,hat and case,1,5Kg,With padding the hat could easily be made to fit a smaller head size,Traditionally,top hats are worn higher than most other hats and typically a top hat size is around one size smaller than your standard hat size,Depending on the shape of the top hat it should sit straight on the head and around one inch,2-3 centimetres,above your ear,but can be worn lower or higher according to your personal preference,The brim should never touch the ear,You can measure your head size by using a flexible tape,measure snugly around your head,about 2-3 centimetres above your ear,Silk top hats have not been made for nearly 50 years and hence they are becoming rarer and more and more valuable,The looms that made this silk fabric are no longer in existence and general production has ceased,In the 1960s the world’s last silk plush factory in France closed down after the French brothers who owned it fell out with each and shuttered its doors in a display of Gallic petulance,Rumour has it they set fire to the looms and then threw the burnt remains into the river,This hat comes with its vintage leather case,The case is now showing its age and the leather has dried out and cracked in places,We have fed the leather with leather food and put a protective hard polish on the surface,The internal shelf is missing but has been replaced with a foam support to rest the hat on,However the case is still secure and more than capable of protecting the hat when being stored or during travel,Perfect for the Royal enclosure at Ascot,Royal garden parties a formal wedding or attending Buckingham Palace to receive your well-deserved honour
Black Silk Top Hat UK size 7 with its Leather case made for Battersby & Co circa 1930s
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