this hat is made by knox of new york. it was distributed and sold from kaufmanns of pittsburgh. the hat box is in good shape with some wear to the creases. the hat itself is in excellent to near mint condition. it is a velvety felt material, i think it is felt. it has a feather on the side underneath a bow, and an elastic string around it that buttons underneath the bow. it is marked knox twenty , new york on the underside brim, and the underside top.it also says custom edge on the underside brim. it is also marked AMA on the underside brim. at the front underside, there is a little feathery tassel. the back of the box is marked 162 in pencil. there is an address sticker on the back of the box also. it says date, 9/15. dept.9 sales no. 25. ticket is marked 23055-17 at the bottom. the address is
"2302 manor ave
pgh 18 pa a
162"