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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 382

The Royal Warrant Holders’ Association Medals worn by Herbert Johnson, Esq., Hatters of Bond Street, noted for the fedoras worn by Harrison Ford as the title character in the Indiana Jones films

Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, V.R. silver (Herbert Johnson); E.VII.R., silver (Herbert Johnson); G.V.R., silver (Herbert Johnson), each one fitted with brooch bar for wear, very fine or better (3)

Herbert Johnson originally began his firm in London in 1889 with Edward Glazier, originally trading at 45 New Bond Street, London. The company produced hats not only for the British Royal family but also made headwear for Kaiser Wilhelm, the Czar of Russia and King George of Greece. Johnson himself retired in 1928, but the company continued and has additionally made hats for Indiana Jones, John Steed, Inspector Clouseau and the Peaky Blinders; the company still makes hats and trades with Swaine in locations in London and Montreux.

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£280