Fur hats were a necessary accoutrement for fashionable women who wore furs. Typically, the fur hat might be purchased from the furrier to match the colour and often the pelt of the coat or stole, rather than from a milliner. Hats, like coats and stoles were often dyed to achieve uniformity of colour. Tastes in the colour of furs also changed over time, so hats, coats and stoles could be updated to match prevailing tastes. Until the 1960s in Australia, there were many furriers, who usually brought from Europe experience in identifying fur types. With the decline in the fur industry, these skills are noticeably scarcer in Australia today.The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. Most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women. There are however a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.Circular, brimless women's fur hat.Nilheadwear, women's hats, fur hats, furriers

Fur hat with Soviet symbol on the front of the hat

Worn by the donor in the 1960s.Brown fur hat - round fez style - brown satin lined.on label - S.R.McClean Pty Ltd Manufacturing Furrier 48 Royal Arcade Melbcostume, female headwear

Australian Army Hat Khaki Fur Felt - (slouch hat) as worn by members of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. This Slouch hat was owned and used by 321187 SSGT Rod Skidmore (RASvy) a member of the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. This Slouch hat was used in the "Mapmakers Exhibition" July 2025 at the Bendigo Military Museum.Australian Army Hat Khaki Fur Felt - (slouch hat) as worn by members of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. The hat is fitted with a Survey Corps badge at the front on the pugaree (hat band) and a Rising Sun badge on the raised side of the hat. The hat is affixed with a leather chin strap. Size 57.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Imitation fur products were initially popular due to their relative cheapness. As the 1960s progressed, faux fur became more popular due to social uneasiness about the wildlife and farmed fur trade. Whereas real fur hats might be seen as matronly, smart, light and bright, clearly fake fur hats were designed for a younger market, and proved more suitable to the light weight fabrics of dresses and coats that became fashionable in Australia in the 1950s.Small women's close-fitting pillbox / toque hat of rounded dome form with low rolled brim. Crown covered in white faux fur with large dark brown / black ocelot / leopard spots, lower band and brim in short black faux fur. Soft, plush texture with no additional trim.Nilheadwear, women's hats, hats - 1960s, fashion accessories, faux fur

Fur felt hat with upturned brim and pleated fabric band (puggaree)

6th Light Horse Regiment was raised in New South Wales in 1914 and served at Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine and Syria. The regiment wore wallaby skin hat bands instead of cloth puggarees, hence the reference to furred hats.A rare first edition of a regimental history. It was told and published immediately after the war so gives an authentic and unvarnished account of the experience of a relatively small group of young men from New South Wales during their four years at war.Hardback book; 1st edition. Written by Lieutenant G L Berrie 6th Light Horse Regiment AIF. Published by W C Penfold and Company Ltdbook, light horse

Hat, khaki, felt with old style dent on top. Khaki felt pugaree with single stitching top & bottom. Emu plume attached to buttoned up side of hat. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge on turned up side. Leather headband sewn inside hat. “N196 - Sydney Aust. - Size 6-3/4 - 1942 - Fur Felt Hat” pressed on head band.uniforms - army, slouch hat, passchendaele barracks trust

Date may possibly be 1927 as typing has been changed.HistoricalFramed photograph of group of women, 3 seated.at front, dressed in coats, furs and hats.,Taken at the Ventnor sports 10.4.26. Front row sitting- Mrs John McIlwraith, Mrs M. Evans, Mrs Janet Morrison. Standing- Mrs Morrison [ Fanny West ], Mrs Henderson [Minnie West], Mrs McDonald [ Alice West], Mrs J. Forrest [ Elsie Findlay ],Mrs Charlie West [ Annie Leeson ],Mrs Warren [ Janet Anderson ]ventnor phillip island, west family, forrest family

John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) Etching showing a bearded man with fur-lined hat and jacket. Includes one circle in each corner.Signaturekeith wingrove memorial trust, bookplate, australian bookplate design awards

A 1942 felt fur slouch hat, binding edge, press stud, folded puggaree rising sun badgeN. 121, felt fur, 6 3/4, 1942 on inside hat band, Australian Commonwealth Military Force on badgerising sun badge, slouch hat, folded puggaree, binding edge

Khaki fur felt hat with Royal Australian Regiment badge attached to front and Rising Sun badge on upturned brim"Australian Regiment" inscribed on boomerang and "Duty First" inscribed beneath kangaroo on front badge. "The Australian Army" inscribed on Rising Sun badge. Maker's label is written - MOUNTCASTLE PTYT LTD - APR 2002 - 0/N 232032 - 56

A 1953 felt fur slouch hat, binding edge, press stud, 7 fold puggaree, Royal Australian Ordinance Corps badge"FAYREFIELD" made by United Felt Hats Pty Ltd Melbourne, 7 1/4, 1953 on inside hat band; Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, Royal Australian Ordinance Corps on badgeslouch hat, binding edge, broken chin strap, 7 fold puggaree, royal australian ordinance corps badge

The Port of Echuca railway platform (next to Echuca Wharf) was an integral part of moving goods from the paddlesteamers to the train carriages heading to Melbourne. Numerous railway sidings existed given the volume of goods, meaning carriages were shunted regularly. While there is no known recorded official hat as a 'Shunters' hat, such hand-crafted items weren't unusual given the often singular, long-term nature of employment during the 20th and 21st centuries. Pure fur felt hat manufactured by John Bardsley & Son P/L specifically for Vic Rail. Brown in colour with dark band with "Shunter" sown into band."Shunter" sown into band.victorian railways, shunter, hats

This hat is part of the former Brighton Technical School girls' uniform. Brighton Technical School was officially opened in Berwick Street, Brighton on 28 July 1922, following a ten-year campaign to establish a local public secondary school. A separate girls' campus was opened two years later at Cora Lynn, a Victorian-era Italianate villa in 45 Cochrane Street. Generations of Brighton students went through the school until it was closed by the Victorian Department of Education in 1991.Navy blue fur felt hat with rounded crown and slighty upturned brim. Navy blue grosgrain hat band with narrow red, gold and brown stripes.Interior label: "CREATED BY / VARDEN / MELB. / 'AKUBRA' FINEST FUR FELT". On the reverse side, the name "Eleanor Clark" is written in blue pen.brighton technical school, school uniform, school hat

A 1942 felt fur slouch hat, no binding edge, press stud, 7 fold puggaree with T shaped clour patch, rising sun badge, broken chin strapN 35, SIZE 7, 1942 on inside hat band; Australian Commonwealth Military Force on badgerising sun badge, slouch hat, 7 fold puggaree with, t, shaped, colour, patch, broken chin strap

This hat was part of the ceremonial dress of Williamstown Mayors. It is evident in early photographs of Williamstown Mayors from circa 1880 to the 1920's. The hat is designed to be folded as is often shown carried under the arm in Mayoral portraits.The hat is significant as an example of Mayoral ceremonial dress and is documented in Mayoral portraits associated with Williamstown Council.Black beaver fur bicorn ceremonial hat with silk brocade and ostrich feather trim. Silk lined.

Australian issue fur felt slouch hat with liner and chin strap. Missing a Rising Sun Badge.On the liner V.553 1942 with 2nd AIF Artillery colour patch

Fur felt slouch hat with dungaree with bi metals Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) queens crown

Slouch hat, Khaki fur felt, leather lining inside, no pugaree on.“Davey 3799339” “D SHUGG” on banduniforms -army, costume - male headwear, slouch hat

Collection re G.A. Jones 3790932, refer Cat No 10053.2P for his service details. Slouch hat, kahki fur felt, pugaree and chin strap, no Unit badge on.On head band, "made by Farefield Melbourne 6 7/8 1966"headwear, slouch hat, gajones

Black and white photograph of Phyllis Beyer wearing a cloche hat and fur tippetgenealogy, fashion

Fur Felt Slouch Hat as issued to the Royal Australian Navy. Navy Blue Pugaree and blue metal badge with QE11 Crown.Akubra C.C. 21 JS February 2010

RAAF broad khaki fur felt slouch hat, dark blue puggaree, no chin strap, no clips on side turning rim up.“Forrest” possible.uniforms airforce, raaf

Norma Bull and her mother, Catherine Bull (nee Perrier) outdoors. it was probably taken at 'Medlow' in Warrigal Road. Mrs Gentleman was a friend of Norma Bull.A black and white photograph of two ladies in the garden. One lady looks dressed in a fur coat and hat whilst the other is in a sun dress.miss norma bull, mrs catherine bull, miss catherine perrier

This head-wear was Introduced by Lieutenant colonel William Malone whilst in command of a New Zealand Territorial unit (Taranaki Rifles) just prior to World War 1. The hat's crown was said to mirror the outline of Mount Taranaki. The hat was formerly adopted by the New Zealand army in France in early 1916 and is commonly referred to as the 'Lemon Squeezer'. It is still in use for ceremonial purposes. Note: Lieutenant colonel Malone was killed in action on Gallipoli in 1915 during the battle of Chunuk Bair. Fur felt hat, khaki, similar in appearance to a Scout's hat but with a higher crown and longer 'bashes'. Blue/red/blue cloth Puggaree with brass WW1 NZ Artillery badge. Often referred to as a New Zealand "Lemon squeezer" of WW1.hat, headgear