jlee562
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Can someone please help me with this:
What is the Borsalino made of, Fur/felt or wool:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110979344907?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Personally I think it's reasonable to assume that unless marked specifically as wool, a vintage felt hat will be fur felt. Not only was wool less common as a hat material, wool simply isn't as resilient as even the cheaper fur felts in the long run, so less of them survived.
And the more you look at hats, as long as there's a clear enough picture, it's usually fairly easy to spot wool felt from fur.