In the first decade of the 20th century, this cap in streamlined shape was created in Great Britain for driving in open motor vehicles. Pure new wool is felted and formed into a stump. To make the material water repellent and strong, it is finished with a shellac solution and pulled very tightly over metal forms. Because of their suitability for everyday use, the water-repellent, firm Car Caps quickly became popular in England and became the quintessential English felt cap.

When Leonhard Mayser opened his "Hutmacherey" in Ulm in 1800, he could hardly have imagined that Mayser hats would one day become a global brand, with an annual production of 3.5 million pieces in 1963, a record year (unsurpassed to date). Today, the production figures are far lower, but Mayser can still call itself a global brand with sales markets in 44 countries. The secret to the success of the company based in Lindenberg in the Allgäu, the former "Little Paris" of hat fashion, has remained the same for more than two centuries: Quality. While design, purchasing and sales are still based in the Allgäu, production was relocated to Slovakia in 2002. Mayser built its own factory there and also trains its own staff.