Bollman Hat Company was founded in 1868 (157 years ago) (1868) in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hat manufacturing required a great deal of fresh water to both operate the machinery and to felt wool.
It was announced in February 2009 that Bollman were reviewing their worldwide operations, putting 33 jobs and the future of the Kangol head office in Cleator, England, in doubt.
[4] Currently the Kangol brand has moved to America and is designed in New York City and manufactured both overseas and in the Adamstown plant.
[5] Bollman Hat Company had to downsize significantly and laid off over 100 workers owing to the increased competition of less expensive imports.
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The company is headquartered in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, with wool scouring facilities in Texas and showrooms and sales and design offices in New York City and Sydney, Australia.
Bollman Hats have covered many Hollywood actors from Humphrey Bogart to Fred Astaire and from Samuel L. Jackson to Nicole Kidman; musicians from Run DMC to Eminem and from Pete Townshend to Ne-Yo; athletes from Michael Jordan to Donovan McNabb and from Chi Chi Rodriguez to Jimmy Rollins.