1960s White Rabbit Fur Bucket Hat with Black Lining in Lion Store Toledo Hexagonal Hatbox

DESCRIPTION

A white deep-pile bucket hat with a soft rounded crown, a short turned edge and a black fabric lining, sold in a hexagonal white hatbox printed with the Lion Store script logo and its Downtown Toledo and Westgate locations. The title lists the hat as rabbit fur; no maker, size or fiber label is visible. Original tissue paper remains in the box.

WORTH NOTING

• Hexagonal Lion Store hatbox, printed Downtown Toledo and Westgate
• The box dates the store, not necessarily the hat
• White deep pile with black fabric lining
• No maker, size or fiber label visible; size listed as Regular
• Original tissue paper in the box

MEASUREMENTS

• Hat crown approx. 7" tall
• Hat opening approx. 7" × 6"
• Hatbox approx. 13" point to point × 7" tall

CONDITION

Fair pre-owned condition. The white pile shows some matting, directional wear and areas compressed from storage; the black lining appears intact. The hatbox has scuffing, a soft ring mark on the lid and rubbed corners. Please review photographs for details.

STYLE NOTES

Display the box on a closet shelf, and wear the hat with a camel coat in January.

FROM THE HOUSE

A hat and its box, kept together the way they came home from the store.

True style is timeless. ~ Genevieve