Bowler hat
T Moult Ltd
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1918
Materials
Textiles, leather, metal
Place of origin
Granby House, Ashbourne
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Birling Gap and Seven Sisters, East Sussex
NT 657509
Summary
A black bowler hat. There is serious damage separating brim from the crown, serious wear on the braid binding at the front, and green coloured paint like stain adhesive? on braid front and rear. The leather inner band has a handwritten letter or number 'yoto'. At the rear is the royal approval stamped in gold coloured print. The inner crown lining also has the same stamp and below it is the additional printed inscription; 'T Moult. Ltd.'
Marks and inscriptions
Inside the upper crown: 'T Moult Ltd / 2 Market Place / Derby / and Granby House / Ashbourne'
Makers and roles
T Moult Ltd, maker