Auction 042322
Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till
By Casco Bay Auctions
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Apr 23, 2022
147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
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Historic Men’s Dress, Military and Civil, including Costume, Artwork, and Color Plate Books from the James L. Kochan Collection.
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LOT 76:
[COSTUME] Boy’s Leather Top Hat, Philadelphia, c. 1808
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Sold for: $550
Start price:
$
100
Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 20%
sales tax: 5.5%
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[COSTUME] Boy’s Leather Top Hat, Philadelphia, c. 1808
Red morocco leather boy's hat, with maker’s label pasted inside top of crown: "L. Brown's / Wholesale & Retail/ LADIES & GENTLEMEN’S / HAT WAREHOUSE / AND SPLIT STRAW, LEGHORN, CHIP- /HAT & BONNET / MANUFACTORY, / No. 70 South Second St. / PHILADA." Lawrence Brown operated his hat manufactory at this location from 1808, taking a partner, Stephen Brown (his son?), in 1813. Hat measures approximately 5 inches in height, with an oval crown approx. 5.5 x 6 in., and a brim of 1.5 inches. The crown remains partly attached to the brim, as is the 3-in. wide cotton liner, but the 2-piece brim has separated due to fragmentation of the sewing thread. Leather is misshapen in the crown, with some cracking to the finish. In need of full conservation. An extremely rare boy’s leather hat from the 1st decade of the 19th century, currently in relic condition.
