Fritz Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Hess Homburger Hat Hess hat factory Berlin - Gubener Hutfabrik AG Formerly A. Cohn Guben - Kassel - Recklinghausen The hat factory was established on 16 Founded in April 1888. The foundation was based on the assumption of the Apelius Cohn and Herman Levin, 1859 in Berlin and 1876 in Guben under the name A. Cohn founded Hutfabrikationsgeschäfte. Were produced men's and ladies' hats made of wool and fur felt and straw and plastic netting. By 1920 Hermann Levin directs the company. After his death, Dr. Alexander Levin, the position of Director General. 1922, the company employed about 3,000 workers and employees at the main plant Guben and smaller side businesses and grew the largest Hutproduzenten Germany. Dr. Alexander Levin was a Jew. He had left Germany, leaving behind the hat factory in 1938. To 29 May 1934 was the company name Gubener Berlin AG hat factory, in front of A. Cohn. There after, the coated "formerly A. Cohn" in the company name and it was now Gubener Berlin AG hat factory. During the second World War II was converted into the hat factory production largely on "war-important" material. Effects of war ruined the once prosperous hat industry in Guben. This industry was never again to reach former heydays. 1949, the company was shifted from the communist planned economy to Kassel area. In 1959, the company then moved around to Recklinghausen. Status of production and the hat factory Hess Ltd. The building had stood at the Herne Road 57 adjacent to the railway line just before the bridge slaughterhouse. In 1965, the company hat factory in Recklinghausen GmbH (former hat factory Hess) renamed. The company has gone out in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le.gentleman Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Nice one! When I visited Steve, I got a similar hat - grey Homburg with grey trim and black band from him, a vintage Mayser. It looks very nice on me although there is some moth damage . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Thank you le.gentleman, Yes, moths, devilish little beasts-- I think steve could open a business with his collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habigman Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 This beauty belongs to Manfred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habigman Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hess, Bisam, Size 56cm, probably late 1950s early 1960s. This rare find belongs to Manfred. "Also New for me a rare Hess Fedora in size 56. Wonderful condition. Look at the Paper label. Quality is Bisam: the fur of the muskrat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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