M908M Magnificent bowler hat made by Lincoln Bennett & Co. London. The bowler hat, also known as a bob hat, derby, Billycock or Bombina is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown originally created in 1849 for the British soldier and politician Edward Coke, the younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester. The bowler hat was popular with the working class during the Victorian era, and later on with the middle and upper classes in the United Kingdom.
Later in the United Kingdom, it would come to be worn as work dress by the officers of the Queen's Guards .
Especially the women of the Quechua people have used bowler hats since the 1920s when British railway workers made it known.
In Norway, the bowler hat used on special occasions by the middle class and the wealthy.
This hat is in mint condition. Inside reads: Lincoln Bennett & Co. by appointment To Her Majesty The Queen Hat Makers Piccadilly London.
Lincoln Bennett & Co is London's oldest and most fashionable hat maker. This hat was made around 1900.
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