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The Place to See Early 1900s Millinery Feather Works

Welcome

In 1995, a once-in-a-lifetime collection of early 1900s millinery trims came into our possession when we were fortunate enough to obtain the warehouse inventory of Max Herman and Co. and Successors from 37th Street, NYC.  Tucked away in a barn in upstate NY for 50 years were many thousands of feather and flower hat trims.  Most were made between WWI and WWII, and many still had their “Paris” and “Germany” labels of origin. (You can read more in this New York Times article.)

During the process of cleaning, sorting, organizing, and selling these trims, we set aside one of each color in each style whenever possible for posterity and stored them in clear, archival, resealable plastic envelopes for conservation and protection.  Pictures of the entire collection were taken and uploaded here to serve as an online reference gallery of early 1900s feather work. It includes 394 styles and 2,017 trims.  We hope you enjoy this visual reference.

We no longer sell vintage the millinery trims that can be found in our feather index. We do, however, have a selection of feather hat / lapel pins made using elements of the vintage feather collection we kept for such purposes.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth Walters

New for 2022!! Handmade boutonniere / Hat pins

In a vivid array of colors, these boutonnieres / hat pins are crafted from vintage feather hat trims combined with a variety of pin bases. Each is about 4" tall and ship in gift boxes.

Feather hat / lapel pin, turquoise and orange

$40.00
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Feather hat / lapel pin, turquoise/blue

$40.00
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Feather hat / lapel pin, orange and coffee

$40.00
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Feather hat / lapel pin, beige and gray

$40.00
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Feather hat / lapel pin, blue, green, white

$40.00
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Feather hat / lapel pin, green and blue

$40.00
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  • HOME
  • About
    • NY Times Article
    • Press
  • Museum INDEX
    • Feather Archives >
      • Bandeaux / Hat Band
      • Birds
      • Butterflies
      • Fancies
      • Flowers
      • Pads
      • Pompoms
      • Quill stickups
      • Wings
    • Flower Archives >
      • Assorted small bouquets
      • Roses
      • Lilacs
      • Velvet flowers(Flats)
      • Pad type flowers
      • Magnolias and Mums
  • SHOP
    • Our Ebay Store
    • Boutonnieres, Lapel, and Hat Pins
    • Pin Bases / Tussie Mussies
    • Antique Glass Eyes
  • Contact
    • Newsletter