Tropical cap makers ?

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hello All

Would like to have a list of all excepted tropical makers. No need to post photos, so that the list does not help the fakers. But perhaps just the names ? Curious as to how many there actually are ? Anyones help will be appreciated....

Just a few to start the ball rolling,,,
Halfar, Weissbach, Wagner, Lubstein, Kubach, Brandt & LAGO. Not in any type of order, but if someone wants to list them by year please feel free to do so. Perhaps the first six would be a good start.

[NZMark]

Schlesich, Grilling & Co, Gustav Thomas, Ernst Kern, Vorwerk & Sohn, Alfred Valet, Bayer Mutzen Fabrik, Mutzen-Haussler off the top of my head. More to come.
Mark

[OSS]

Gebruder Alm, Bergmann, Schellenberg...

[Tim O'Keefe]

Thanks Mark & OSS

Why not include LW & KM too...

Here are a few more, (LAGO) Mitteldeutschland, (LAGO) Laneds - Lief. – Genossenschaft, Otto Dittmann, Bruno Kern, Jacab Sperb, Johann Vogl, Mutzen-Fabrik Rheydt, Berolina, Heinrich Balke, Emile Schebeier.

Thats 27 so far...who else have i left out ?

[Gene]

LW- Hoffmann, Hollandia, Transferstelle Warschau

[Tim O'Keefe]

Thanks Gene Knew there were a few LW left out.

Anymore anyone ?

[Lenny W]

thought i seen a( Frankenstein) marked trop cap

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hi Lenny

Thanks also. But thought the stamp with Frankenstein is the location for the Schlesich maker ? These were very popular with the troops as they faded quicker than many other makers.

thought i seen a( Frankenstein) marked trop cap

[OSS]

You're both right; Schlesiche Muetzenfabrik Frankenstein: Silesian Cap Factory Frankenstein.

[Mark Gibson]

Schlesische Mutzenfabrik Frankenstein made many caps in tan which are the ones that fade easily. Most caps will fade with plenty of wear, especially in the sun, but the tan caps (like the tan tunics) will fade to a bone white with or without the help of bleaching agents. I have 3 examples by this maker, one in tan and the others in olive green. I'm sure that you will find that the majority of the Afrikakorps "aged" caps were by this maker.
Of course this isn't the only maker to manufacture tan caps, but they did make a significant number.

I like the way this thread is going Tim. No photos required and no features of the different makers discussed (well apart from what I've said).

Mark

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hi Mark

Yes agree, no need to discuss the different makers or any photos either but its good to see how many different makers there really were. Up to 30 now.

Thanks to Everyone that has posted so far...
Anymore makers to add anyone ?

[Bond]

Karl Neubert, Erfurt mutzenfabrik

Jerry

[afrikasandman]

I do love those Frankensteins.... maybe someday I will get one. Right up there with the originally applied soutached caps Matt

[Tim O'Keefe]

Its been about five years since we discussed tropical cap makers, here is a list of some, can anyone add to it at this time ? Here is one more, HPC, Hermann Potthoff Coesfeld. & perhaps H Schade ? possible a maker of KM tropical caps ?

thanks
Tim

[MM1985]

SO TOTAL:

Alm Gebrüder

Balke Heinrich

Bayerische Mützenfabrik

Bergmann Erich

Berlago Berlin

Brandt Hans

Dittmann Otto

Frankenstein Schlesische Mützenfarbrik

Grilling & Co

Halfar Carl

Haussler Mützen

Hoffmann

Hollandia

HPC Hermann Potthoff Coesfeld

Kern Bruno

Kern Ernst

Kubach Karl

Lago Berlin

Lago Mitteldeutschland

Lago Landes - Lief. - Genossenschaft

Lubstein Robert

Neubert Karl Erfurt Mützenfabrik

Reich Ottmar

Rheydt Mützenfabrik

Schebeler Emil

Schellenberg

Sperb Jacob

Thomas Gustav

Transferstelle Warschau

Valet Alfred

Vogl Johann

Vorwerk & Sohn

Wagner

Weissbach Felix



Please corrcet me if i did a mistake in spelling or if i forgott a maker etc. Thanks