Lot Essay
The accompanying letter states that the hat ...was worn by Patrick Macnee in the 1968/69 Avengers series. It's use as a weapon during the series prompted the catchphrase "steel brim". At the end of the series Mr Macnee gave the hat...to Eric Hawkes who was involved in the costume on the production and had been a friend of Mr Macnee since the beginning of the Avengers in 1962.