Handmade hat by Accessory Fashions, Ltd.

Brim is a dark grey crochet with dark brown velour cording looping across the crown with a pony tail of long loops.

Excellent condition showing no wear or age.

Inner circumference runs 21 - 22 1/2 inches. The crochet area is 3 inches wide.

Labeled Accessory Fashions, Ltd.

Accessory Fashions Ltd., Inc. was organized in 1939 and was in the business of manufacturing, importing and jobbing women's hats. Its general method of operations was to purchase raw materials and then have various people manufacture the hats in accordance with the designs and samples furnished by Accessory Fashions, which then sold the manufactured hats to department stores. Accessory Fashions was allocated space in the various department stores and furnished all or part of the sales personnel. Since 1956 Accessory Fashions' factory was located in a loft building at 57 East 11th Street in New York City.