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This oval straw boater hat has a wide, black grosgrain band (2 3/8"); leather sweat band; net and paper lining.
boaters
headgear
leather
straw (plant material)
Hat
Hat, Straw
Boater
Boater
Paper lining is printed with: ""EXTRA QUALITY"" with trademark of an oval with globe and top hat; ""COLLINS & FAIRBANKS CO./383 WASHINGTON STREET BOSTON/MADE IN ENGLAND."" (This is embossed on the leather band.) Also: ""REAL ROAN"" is stamped on the leather band. Label: 7 (size)
Collins & Fairbanks Co. (Retailer)
England
3 1/2 x 11 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1932.2283
Massachusetts (United States)
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