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Help me date my Borsalino Grand Prix
Your hat isn't that old. Its from the late 1980's . Still its a Borsalino..... -
Italian brands hats
You seems to know your hat history Daniele....maybe you can find me some new sources for felt hats!!!!! -
Italian brands hats
The Borsalino museum closed because the commune of Alessandria went bankrupt. I hope they will have funding soon. -
Italian brands hats
The Borsalino museum( now closed) has examples of other Italian hats pre WW II. I picked one up the last time I was there. It was from the original Vanzina factory. I remember the felt was so nice, it felt like butter. Almost like a Vimenet hat. -
Italian brands hats
Those lists are very interesting. I see that there may be a few more sources out there but they are probably very small workshops that have one or two people working. I do know that Vimercarti makes for other factories such as Guerra. I know that Borsalino does outsource as well on their... -
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Italian brands hats
There isn't one original factory left from those lists. Borsalino , Panizza, and Baribisio have all moved and been bought out a few times over. All the others are long gone. -
Italian brands hats
The biggest problem with these smaller manufacturers is that they are difficult to find. None of them have any websites so you need to contact the Italian trade commission and this takes a lot of work. If you know of any other smaller factories, I'd love to know about them . -
Italian brands hats
There are others.... Vimercarti is a small hat maker in Monza . I believe there are three people left in the factory making hats for other manufacturers such as Guerra. -
The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
For this season , Borsalino is once again making a 50 gram hat.. -
Metal Hat Intials
I remember seeing those initials in a German hat supply catalog some years ago. Im not sure if todays hat wearer would even appreciate them. I'd love to get some myself. -
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Italian brands hats
Daniele, you left out Tacino Hats located near Alessandria. They make mostly western styles , but I've seen some dress hats as well. -
Hatventures in Andalucía
Having visited many hat factories over the years, I have to say that Isesa is the cleanest hat factory you will ever find. The plant is fairly new , having moved from the center of Seville some years ago. If you visit, ask for Miguel Gutierrez. He is the manager . A very nice person. -
Need Help With My Borsalino Derby.
I wonder which store you brought it to in NYC. Come to Brooklyn and I'd love to check it out for you. From the pictures the hat looks to be from the 1930's. Steven Bencraft Hats -
My new Fez circa 1930's still boxed as new!
I believe that Bollman Hats in Adamstown PA still makes them for the Masons here . I've seen some when I visited their office in New York. -
Photos of hatters tools
Most of those old hat books are long out of print and in public domain. -
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Italian brands hats
Ive seen that video of the Cervo factory. They now own the Barbisio, Bantam labels as well. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I bid on that Stetson hat but I had a feeling it would end up going at a very high price. There aren't that many hats from the 1920's out there anymore. -
Pre 1940s dress hats
The hat looks like it was never worn..a nice find. -
BARBISIO Brothers
It looks like a Robin Hood style to me. This is a classic 1960's style hat. -
Whats this shape? Levinson?
The hat is probably from the 1940's -195's. They are not in business anymore. You can Google information about them.
