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[Frunobulax]

I thought that Looney Tunes look too, Jim. The brim is right, the crown height is less so

Yeah, but it's about as close as you'll find in this world.

I'm not big on little brims, but when the blocking and proportions are right, it looks really good.

 

[Mighty44]

I thought that Looney Tunes look too, Jim. The brim is right, the crown height is less so

Absolutely my first thought as well—Mugsy!

 

[Rmccamey]

Hard to beat those hats!

My new Gannon was delivered this morning, I will get better pictures later. Its beaver dress weight in granite with a 5 1/2" open crown and a 2 3/4" pencil curled brim. Very nice!
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I have more than enough hats in this colour scheme, but I find them almost impossible to resist. No regrets.

Barbisio Classic homburg in a grey colour called Egeo. Size 57, with the bound brim at 5,5cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. Lovely hand to the felt and really nice finishing to the hat.

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Not there yet. This summer when I visited Daniele in Verona he had found a magnificent Morreton Velour hat for me. I knew Morreton as a middle tier manufacturer, but since then I keep an eye out for their hats to see if something of equal quality comes along. Took a chance on this one and what do you know?

Morreton Chamois in black. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 7cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. It was the shape that attracted me to buy it, but the felt is fabulous. It is a chamois finish, but with a very short nap, close to a regular felt. Just about 100 grams of goodness. Interesting is that the Morreton logo on the sweatband was overstamped with the name Borsiliano.

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Final one.

Solis fedora in a grey colour called "Giove" (Jupiter). Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. The felt is somewhat heavier than usual for a dress hat and it weighs in at 140 grams. The hand of the felt is outstanding however and as smooth as you can find them. It sports a really wide sweatband: at 6cm it is wider than its brim!
Reminds me a bit of the hats made by Laubin for Sools. This one is made for Fabrizi of Rome. Everything about it says pre-war.

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[Rmccamey]

That 100 looks great in its new home, Randall. Enjoy, my friend.

My Christmas present to myself is a Stetson “Beaver 100” sold and gifted by our Texan professor, Randy McCamey @Rmccamey
Worn proudly to Church this morning. Randy says he had Art Fawcett to shape it and put in a pencil curl. Looks magnificent and has taken top billing on a center hat hook in my living room. Felt so dense and smooth you may doubt this beauty was ever sold for just one C-note. I paid a bit more than that, but Randy let her go for a lot less than he knew it is worth.
Great guy, that Irish Texan!
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This is a display I made of two unfortunate buck who had gotten into a fight over a female and in doing so, intertwined their horns which eventually led to their embarrassing and torturous demise.
Their half decayed bodies were found with their forevermore locked horns in a hay pasture not far from my house.
If you could look closer you would see where the deer frantically racked their racks against each other trying to break free.

There’s probably something us men could learn from this tragedy.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

That 100 looks great in its new home, Randall. Enjoy, my friend.

Thanks, brother!
Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year to you and yours!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

The lot was poorly described and the seller had very little desire to communicate: a gamble, but every now and then you have to try your luck.

This was inside a black hat, probably German, invisible in the mess of photos.
I wish I had better luck with the size, but I'm happy with it.

Borsalino Giuseppe e Fratelli size 55 cm or 4 french points.

The felt color is "Blueberry" and the model designation is "900"

The logo used on the lining is very old, but not the hat which is relatively recent, it could be from 1974, interpreting the Borsalino paper labels as fortune tellers.

Sold on the German-speaking market, you can see the wording on the sweatband, it has no store mark.
The felt is magnificent in terms of touch and thickness, as malleable as an old Borsalino, with high-class finishes

The ribbon and brim edge are the same color and match the color of the felt.
These are the measurements: the brims are 6 cm, the ribbon is 4 cm high. and the open crown is 13.5cm.

For everyone with a head that fits the size the hat is looking for a home.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

This hat made by Cappellificio Cervo belongs to the batch of Barbisio and Cervo which have a quick and somewhat incomplete finish

I have a passion for Cervo production especially for hats called Bantam, they are often masterpieces of Italian production

This had attracted me to the heather felt which is evidently a mixture of fur and wool

The logo used on the lining is very old, the original presented in 1934 for the patent, even if it is clear the hat is younger.

No indication of the color on the paper label, there is a label which is that of the manufacturing, intended to be removed

This led me even more to consider the hat, like others seen these days, a finished product in speed to be on the market.
The felt is nice, light enough to call it Bantam and the finish is good quality

Bantam Speciale Creazione Cervo. Size 59cm. or 73/8 in US, these are the measurements: the brims are at 4.8 cm, the ribbon is 4 cm high. and the open crown is 13cm.

 

[Bird Lives]

In this period I bought a series of hats for various reasons, this and others for their beauty, knowing full well I would never have worn them, but perhaps I would have made some loungers happy, others because they were in interesting lots and some because they were my size
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Barbisio unlined without any manufacturing label, size 57-58 centimeters or 7 1/8 - 7 1/4.
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The sweatband is in satin and the felt is another splendid blue from Barbisio
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I was lucky this fall I found two in my size in different blue and felts and this one which is different in felt finish and ribbon
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The measures of this beauty: the brims are 6cm finished with a double stitched edge, the felt ribbon is 1.5cm and the open crown is 14cm.
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I honestly wish it was my size, it isn't, so I hope it finds a new home
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I have one very similar in a more wide size, I have to find it to compare

Hi Daniele,
What are your thoughts on beauties such as this that have the fabric sweats? Was it to make the hat lighter or a cost saving measure? What criteria do you use use when judging Sweatband materials?

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Hi Daniele,
What are your thoughts on beauties such as this that have the fabric sweats? Was it to make the hat lighter or a cost saving measure? What criteria do you use use when judging Sweatband materials?

Hello there,
It is a good question and I try to answer using the observations I have acquired over years of observations of Italian and French production, the hats of central Europe are different in latitude and longitude. Let's start from the weather where the hat is sold and worn. A part of the Italian and French felt hats, suitable for mid-season, and almost all straw hats have or rather had a fabric sweatband. A matter of weight and practicality also add the light weight and a substantial desire to have hats suitable for "sweaty" days. The hats I've shown these days are, in my personal opinion, the result of last-minute "adjustments" to get on the market with medium-priced hats or to satisfy an urgent request. The Cervo with the Tyrolean cord is evidently a disassembled and reassembled hat with a new look, the Barbisio in blue has the same path. Of this same hat I have an equal version, three sizes larger, which has a black leather sweatband, quite low and honestly I would have preferred it in fabric. The criteria by which I judge the materials of the sweatband is consequent to the price range in which the hat was sold. I have a series of Italian hats in wool or blends from the 20s-30s-40s that have sweatbands in "unknown" leather, I mean poor quality, but sometimes the desire to save money from the Italian hat industry also gave rise to choices questionable, especially in low-priced production. I hope this helps, if you have any other questions I'm available.

 

[Mighty44]

Christmas comes early—thank you @deadlyhandsome for this fantastic Stratoliner Medalist! Love it—a new top of the rack hat for me. Brent—this crease you put in is the perfect diamond bash.

Cheers,

David

 

[Daniele Tanto]

After the presentation of the hats acquired in the lot, a "mysterious" black hat of German origin remains to be photographed and identified, we begin the series of "singles"

First of all, I consider myself lucky because the hat arrived in its original box with address and date August 18, 1933.

The box has signs of time, but it is here and I thank

Huckel "Durit" size 5 1/2 or 58 centimeters or 7 1/4 in the US sold in Toulouse - France.

Felt has a very shiny short nap, is thick and malleable.

Unlined and finished well, it has a 2feeling" very appropriate to the years in which it was made

It arrives in Verona in excellent condition, perhaps a few small stitches on the back seam have melted, otherwise it has an "almost" new look, especially the interior which seems very little worn

The paper label identifies its characteristics and I leave the comments on the hat to Steve, the supreme connoisseur of the subject

The measurements are as follows: the brims are at 6cm and the ribbon rises at 5.5cm, the fully open crown is 15cm high.
I don't have many Huckel hats and this time too the size is giving me away.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Christmas comes early—thank you @deadlyhandsome for this fantastic Stratoliner Medalist! Love it—a new top of the rack hat for me. Brent—this crease you put in is the perfect diamond bash.

Cheers,

David

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Sure is a sharp, clean present! Be hard to top that one. Worn well, too!
Merry Christmas, David!

 

[Mighty44]

Sure is a sharp, clean present! Be hard to top that one. Worn well, too!
Merry Christmas, David!

Thanks, Randy—right back at you!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Here’s another durn 7 1/8 I have that needs a smaller head.
I haven’t seen a 50s light weight fedora with shoe string band quite like this, but I’m sure some here has.
2 5/8 raw edge brim. Nice, light pecan color.

 

[Rmccamey]

We might have to talk about trade for that one. Very nice.

Here’s another durn 7 1/8 I have that needs a smaller head.
I haven’t seen a 50s light weight fedora with shoe string band quite like this, but I’m sure some here has.
2 5/8 raw edge brim. Nice, light pecan color.
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[Blare]

Christmas comes early—thank you @deadlyhandsome for this fantastic Stratoliner Medalist! Love it—a new top of the rack hat for me. Brent—this crease you put in is the perfect diamond bash.

Cheers,

David

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Striking hat, David. Congratulations.

 

[Mighty44]

Striking hat, David. Congratulations.

Thanks, Joe! Hey when Stingymas is over I’d sure love to see that hat you once posted a picture of soaking wet. I think it was tan with a red or orange ribbon? Been waiting for that one yo make it through the rotation.

 

[Blare]

Thanks, Joe! Hey when Stingymas is over I’d sure love to see that hat you once posted a picture of soaking wet. I think it was tan with a red or orange ribbon? Been waiting for that one yo make it through the rotation.

Ha.. I didn’t remember.. had to look it up in the Surviving the Elements thread…. You mean this one? https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...iving-the-elements.36156/page-55#post-2920976

 

[Mighty44]

Thanks, Joe! Hey when Stingymas is over I’d sure love to see that hat you once posted a picture of soaking wet. I think it was tan with a red or orange ribbon? Been waiting for that one yo make it through the rotation.

Ha—that’s it! Saks Fifth Avenue—great looking hat.

 

[Mighty44]

Ha.. I didn’t remember.. had to look it up in the Surviving the Elements thread…. You mean this one? https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/photographs-of-hats-fresh-from-surviving-the-elements.36156/page-

Whoops—yes indeedy!