Vintage 1960s Biltmore Luxuro Homburg Fedora Brown Plush 7
$125.00
Brand Poppy's Vintage Clothing
This is a wonderful Biltmore Luxuro homburg styled brown plush fedora hat. Biltmore was founded in 1917 and was Canada’s premier hat maker, rival to Stetson. In fact, after Stetson (Canada) went on a Canadian acquisition binge during the 1960s, Biltmore was able to eliminate its main competitor by buying it in 1970. In 1982, after Biltmore filed bankruptcy, Stetson (USA) bought the assets of Biltmore, before they themselves filed Chapter 11 in 1986. The Biltmore brand was withdrawn from the market from 1982 until 1988, when a group of Canadian investors revived it. Biltmore has always been a quality maker, even producing the Dobbs and Knox brands in Canada.
This Biltmore Luxuro homburg is made in a quality long hair plush fur with a beautiful finish. The crown has a grosgrain band around its base. The sweatband is gold stamped “Canadian Luxuro”. It is sized as a 7 - it measures 22” around the sweat band and 7 1/2” by 6 1/2” across the opening. The brim measures 2 1/2” in width and the crown measures 4 3/4” in height. This Biltmore Luxuro homburg is in very good condition with the exception of a split to the sweatband at the sew line towards the back, fairly minor and could be easily repaired - otherwise, this Biltmore Luxuro homburg is very clean with no noted wear. This is a quality this Biltmore Luxuro homburg in an attractive colour - sure to be noticed!