Founded in 1964 by Jay Gerish, the Jay Gerish Co. is a large importer/exporter of straw hat bodies, fur felt hat bodies, straw hats and winter hats.

From our beginnings until 1982, the Jay Gerish Co. was a hat manufacturer. We find that our past manufacturing experience enables us to better assist our customers.

Our 35,000 square feet of warehouse space, located in West Caldwell, New Jersey, is sufficiently stocked to provide immediate delivery of merchandise.

 

In 1970 we began importing straw hat bodies and in 1975 we established our straw importing relations with the Peoples Republic of China. Besides straws, we also import a large selection of fur felt hat bodies from Europe.

After 35 years of being in the hat business, the Jay Gerish Co. continues to be a family owned and operated establishment. We are dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality straw and fur felt hat products.
We carry a full range of straw, paper, sewn braid and fur felt hat bodies for ladies millinery, children, mens dress, crossover and western. Also available are ladies fashion hats and specialty printed and textured fur felts.

In addition, we regularly carry large inventories of overrun and closeout items.

 


If you would like to inquire about our products we invite you to contact us.