British 1930s/1940s brown chalk stripe suiting fabric. Width 150 cm hats This is a very rare

This is a very rare hat

manufactured by Rappson sometime during the 1940s

It's a green herringbone pattern and it has a somewhat rough feeling over it

It was most likely produced sometime during the 1930s or 1940s

Total length (E) : 118 cm (115cm measured from neck seam)

British 1930s/1940s brown chalk stripe suiting fabric. Width 150 cm hats This is a very rareDESCRIPTION This fine suiting fabric bears a label written in Swedish, which states that the fabric was imported. The country of origin is not specified; however, this most likely indicates that the fabric is of British origin, and we have therefore chosen to describe it as British. We estimate its age to be the 1930s or 1940s. In colour it is dark brown, with a warm tone that carries a subtle hint of purple. The fabric features a chalk stripe