19th Century Beaver Skin Top Hat & Original Leather Hat Box, c.1880 Paintings Hess and Lehman

Hess and Lehman

"U2" is hand painted on the body

when German soldiers first used chlorine gas to attack the French in Ypres

1850 -1900

Flag: W 11" H 7"

19th Century Beaver Skin Top Hat & Original Leather Hat Box, c.1880 Paintings Hess and LehmanABOUT This is an original Dunlap and Co. beaver skin top hat with its original leather box by Collins and Fairbanks which was made in New York,1880. The box is engraved with the original owner's initials, "H. H. S." The hat is covered in beaver silk, which is in good condition, showing some wear to the edges of the brim and to the lining. The leather hat box is in excellent condition for its age with minor scuff marks. It has a brass latch, original