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Mossant Bayard in the colour gris blanc (white grey). The hat is in fact much more sand/tan coloured though. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Very soft and pliable felt, which reminds me of Dalton felt. Unlined and I don't see any remnants of one. No traces of glue from a crown patch either. Quite lightweight at 94 grams.

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Pascal&Cie bowler hat. Size 56 with the brim at 5,5cm and the crown at 12cm. Runs somewhat small for its size, but a well made hat.
Pascal&Cie was located in the Rue du moulin in Bruxelles and that's all I can find about the maker. The inside of the sweatband has a "marque deposée" stamped on it with the letters Th. C.C.V.
It was sold by Edw. Jorgensen in Odense, Denmark. Steve @Steve1857, who found this hat, couldn't find more information about the retailer either, so it is a bit of a mystery.

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Mossant Bayard in the colour gris blanc (white grey). The hat is in fact much more sand/tan coloured though. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Very soft and pliable felt, which reminds me of Dalton felt. Unlined and I don't see any remnants of one. No traces of glue from a crown patch either. Quite lightweight at 94 grams.

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Another wonderful Mossant find, Stefan.
 

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Another Borsalino, that also came in from Denmark, is this one. Thanks @Steve1857 !
Borsalino Cobalto fedora in a size 56 with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Lovely deep blue colour to the felt and a great hand. Early seventies hat.

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You're welcome, Stefan. I'm so pleased these hats have found their rightful home. I'm even more pleased that I could find hats for the FL's greatest enabler.

Looking forward to seeing them in the rotation.
 
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Another wonderful Mossant find, Stefan.
You're welcome, Stefan. I'm so pleased these hats have found their rightful home. I'm even more pleased that I could find hats for the FL's greatest enabler.

Looking forward to seeing them in the rotation.
Thanks, Steve. I'm surprised myself that there are still so many hats that I want! They'll find a spot, but they're up against some serious competition.
 

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Thanks Stefan. It was the leather case I was going for. Luckily though, the Gibus seems to fit after all.

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Still have to find out how to work the mechanism.

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That's a bonus, Steve. They work fairly straightforward: just press the top of the hat against your body holding the brim with both hands to flatten the hat. To open it up hold one edge of the brim and just give it a tap against your hand, so there's nothing in the way for the crown to open up again. Seems a bit daunting at first, but it was made to do this.
 
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Worth & Worth in a medium dark blue. A generous 6 5/8” open crown and a 3 1/2” wide raw edge brim. I wouldn’t have chose the bow style for this hat, but I’ll leave it alone.

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Nice find, Brent. Great colour and I kind of like the bow style; it's something different.
 

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Worth & Worth in a medium dark blue. A generous 6 5/8” open crown and a 3 1/2” wide raw edge brim. I wouldn’t have chose the bow style for this hat, but I’ll leave it alone.

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Great hat. The bow is cool, unique. Almost looks like a trio of some kind of moth. Hope they’re not hungry.
 

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That's a bonus, Steve. They work fairly straightforward: just press the top of the hat against your body holding the brim with both hands to flatten the hat. To open it up hold one edge of the brim and just give it a tap against your hand, so there's nothing in the way for the crown to open up again. Seems a bit daunting at first, but it was made to do this.
Stefan, thank you so much. Just did it, worked like a treat.

I feel like an idiot. I should have known this.

Now I'm ready for a night at the opera :)
 
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