Date Suggestions for a United Hatters Flat Cap?

[Arcuri Nelson]

I'm wondering if anyone might be able to help me find a date/time period for this United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union flat cap I recently found. I learned they made hats between 1934 and 1983, but that's a wide range so I am hoping someone here might have seen this kind of tag and recognize the approximate date?

This tag looks older than other examples I can find on the Internet. I'd also like to know what material this is, i.e., wool?

If you have any thoughts I would welcome them!
Thanks so much!

Jenny

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

From what I understand, the UHCMW union labels with production numbers, as yours has, are later than those without production numbers.
Wool is likely.

 

[anothertimevintageapparel]

The black fabric hatband was used post 1960s. This one is mostly likely 1970s.

 

[Arcuri Nelson]

From what I understand, the UHCMW union labels with production numbers, as yours has, are later than those without production numbers.
Wool is likely.

Thank you so much! I appreciate your insight and knowledge on this!

 

[Arcuri Nelson]

The black fabric hatband was used post 1960s. This one is mostly likely 1970s.

Oh nice! That's great info. Thanks so much for your help on this!

The hatband looks like a brown leather-like material but it feels rather stiff. Do you think it is leather? Or would they have likely used a leather-like substitute?

 

[anothertimevintageapparel]

If it is a fake leather, it may place it later, as in 1980s.