Vintage Mens English Bowler by Lyons London Black Derby The King Hat Size 7 Kamehameha dress Walters has been an official

Walters has been an official supplier to Oxford for some 150 years

or it could be that it was simply made this way as I don’t see any evidence of stiffener

Sizing: Size 42 regular is indicated and although this should fit a large size

The girl is carrying a hat box and dressed in typical 1920s style with a cloche hat

Vintage Mens English Bowler by Lyons London Black Derby The King Hat Size 7 Kamehameha dress Walters has been an officialThis is a very nice quality English bowler hat made by Lyons London and marketed as The King Hat. A bowler is called a derby in the United States, but basically they are the same type of hat. The hat is made in a classic bowler derby form with turned rim lined in grosgrain. The crown has a black grosgrain ribbon around it base. It is lined in green coloured satin that is printed in gold and red with the Royal Coat of Arms and with The King Hat Extra