Black felt bowler style hat with black gross grain ribbon around the brim. Leather inside. Hat made by Trimble Fifth Avenue in New York City but sold at Hall Brother's. "Hall Bros. Portsmouth, Ohio" is on the inside, including their address - 831-833 Gallia Street.
Metal shoe button hook engraved "Hall Bros. Portsmouth, Ohio." "Made in U.S.A., pat. apd. for" on reverse. In the 1914 Portsmouth City Directory, Charles S and Rigdon Hall were "outfitters to men and boys" located in the Masonic Temple Building at the corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets.
