The Akubra Hampton is a smaller brimmed fedora similar to the hat worn in the blues brothers movie. Short Brim, total quality. Features a 38mm ribbon band and bow, satin lining and decorative feather. Features: Imperial Quality Made from Akubra's Imperial Quality Pure Fur Felt The Hat Has a Double Ornamental Band With Brass Fittings Reeded Roan Leather Sweatband. Brim: 48mm, Bound Edge Crown Height: 100mm Water Resistant Made in Australia *Please note: This colour is now discontinued from Akubra. This will be the final chance until the stock runs out.* About Akubra: Akubra is an Australian hat manufacturer. The company is associated with bush hats made of rabbit fur felt with wide brims that are worn in rural Australia. In 1874 Benjamin Dunkerley arrived in Tasmania from England and decided to start a hat making business in Hobart. His skills as a hatter were backed by his ability to invent machinery, and soon after his arrival he had developed a mechanical method of removing the hair tip from rabbit fur so the under-fur could be used in felt hat making. Previously this task had to be done by hand. By 2015 Akubra has produced two million hats for the military. Akubra Hats are still proudly Australian made in Kempsey.
