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James Lock & Co. is one of the oldest hatters in England. Its main shop is located on 6 St. James's Street, London. == History == The company was founded in 1676 by Robert Davis. His son Charles continued the business and took James Lock (1731-1806) on as an apprentice in 1747. James later married Charles Davis's only child, Mary. When Davis died in 1759, James Lock inherited the company from his former master, and the Lock family, James's descendants, still own and run the company today. The main shop has been in its current location since 1765. The company was partly responsible for the creation of the bowler hat. In 1849, Edward Coke, nephew of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester and the younger brother of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, requested a hat to solve the problem of gamekeepers' headgear. Traditional top hats were too fragile and too tall (often getting knocked off by low branches) for the job. The company commissioned London hat-makers William and Thomas Bowler to solve the problem. Anecdotally, when Coke returned for his new hat, he dropped it on the floor and stamped on it twice to test its strength before leaving satisfied. Lock is a royal warrant holder as hatter to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Charles, Prince of Wales and also supplied many of the hats during the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. In its collection Lock has for example the hat of the Duke of Wellington. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Lock & Co.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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