Beaver Skin Top Hat and Hat Box c.1880-1920 Doorstops Titled "The Lumberjacks" and "A

Titled "The Lumberjacks" and "A Cool Drink"

No manufacturing marks or labels

metalworkers would carve out a wooden form or hammer the design out in metal

Wooden knobs and functioning glass doors that open and slide in from the top

CREATOR Koken Companies

Beaver Skin Top Hat and Hat Box c.1880-1920 Doorstops Titled "The Lumberjacks" and "AABOUT A Beaver fur top hat with original hat box. CREATOR Gus The Square Hatter, Chicago. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1880 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Beaver Fur, Paper and Cardboard Box. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor wear on the rim of the hat. Box has two large cracks. DIMENSIONS Hat: H 6. 75 in. W 8. 75 in. D 11. 5 in., H 7" in. Diameter 12". HISTORY Unknown.