Thank you, my friend!!Great hat John.
Wellington. The colors floor me.
Here is the red tag, Alan.Nice wins there Mike!
Is the red tag still inside the possible Playboy? The ribbon is perhaps a replacement also.
Thanks for your excellent input, Alan. I have been wearing this one quite a bit since it came in. I think it will be a sort of very cool "beater" for me and I will wear it often with jeans. This will probably be a hat that I wear out - until it's dead.Good to see, thanks Mike... around 1940 or later, perhaps.
>> U.S. market Borsalino imprint.
Do you mean the use of a U.S. size instead of French Point?
Assuming the story is accurate, a U.S. market hat was sold in Italy.
By the way fantastic Borso!
Liner and sweatband are both US importer's versions. Most "owner family" stories are completely wrong or incorrectly remembered. The stamp is also one generally seen on slightly later hats.