Beaver Skin Top Hat and Hat Box c.1880-1920 Doorstops Wooden knobs and functioning glass

Wooden knobs and functioning glass doors that open and slide in from the top

DATE OF MANUFACTURE: Circa 1960

metalworkers would carve out a wooden form or hammer the design out in metal

No manufacturing marks or labels

satin bronze finish

Beaver Skin Top Hat and Hat Box c.1880-1920 Doorstops Wooden knobs and functioning glassABOUT A Beaver fur top hat with original hat box. CREATOR Gus The Square Hatter, Chicago. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1880 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Beaver Fur, Paper and Cardboard Box. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor wear on the rim of the hat. Box has two large cracks. DIMENSIONS Hat: H 6. 75 in. W 8. 75 in. D 11. 5 in., H 7" in. Diameter 12". HISTORY Unknown.