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[steur]

Borsalino stingy fedora in green. Overwelt brim at almost 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. No label inside the hat. Well made hat, but to my eye the late sixties or seventies styling feels dated. And it's green; so not a keeper.

 

[Steve1857]

Borsalino stingy fedora in green. Overwelt brim at almost 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. No label inside the hat. Well made hat, but to my eye the late sixties or seventies styling feels dated. And it's green; so not a keeper.

Very late 60s / early 70s look to it, as you say, Stefan. I think more vintage look than dated
Great felt and ribbon colour.

 

[steur]

Very late 60s / early 70s look to it, as you say, Stefan. I think more vintage look than dated
Great felt and ribbon colour.

If you want to be charitable...vintage it is
Thanks, Steve. The better ones are coming up.

 

[steur]

Borsalino fedora in misto fronda (fern), which is a colour we haven't seen before. Always nice to add yet another colour to the vast Borsalino spectrum. Size 56 with the overwelt brim at 5cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. This one has a fuller crown and the pictures don't really do justice to the colourful felt. Weighs 103 grams and like the other one also a qualitá extra finissima. Also not a keeper. PM me if you're interested.

 

[steur]

Borsalino Celesca in light brown. There is writing on the label with two words. The first one is Col (so Colore), but I can't make out what the second word should be. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 5,5cm and the center dent at 9cm. Lovely hand to the thin felt and the hat weighs only 89 grams. Also a qualitá extra finissima. This one is a keeper.

 

[steur]

"Modern" GB Borsalino fu Lazzaro fedora in bismuto colour. Size 57 with the overwelt brim at 5cm and the center dent at 10cm. Long hair finish to the felt. Well made Borsalino hat, but nothing spectacular.

 

[steur]

I promised you this one when I posted it first in the "what hat are you waiting for" thread. So here it is.
Berteil fedora in ardoise (slate) colour. It was sold to me as blue, which it is not, but in certain light it does have some strong blue tones. Not a big deal: the colour is lovely. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. The felt has a wonderful hand but it is somewhat thicker than my other Berteil hats and it weighs 118 grams. The styling and proportions have "Borsalino" all over it, but it is the other way around of course. Berteil was first and taught Guiseppe Borsalino how to do it properly. He paid attention.

 

[Steve1857]

I promised you this one when I posted it first in the "what hat are you waiting for" thread. So here it is.
Berteil fedora in ardoise (slate) colour. It was sold to me as blue, which it is not, but in certain light it does have some strong blue tones. Not a big deal: the colour is lovely. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. The felt has a wonderful hand but it is somewhat thicker than my other Berteil hats and it weighs 118 grams. The styling and proportions have "Borsalino" all over it, but it is the other way around of course. Berteil was first and taught Guiseppe Borsalino how to do it properly. He paid attention.

Drool! Nice addition to the collection, Stefan.

 

[steur]

Drool! Nice addition to the collection, Stefan.

Thanks, Steve. It is! If I find ones that are affordable I'll scoop them up.

 

[Zombie_61]

Borsalino stingy fedora in green. Overwelt brim at almost 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. No label inside the hat. Well made hat, but to my eye the late sixties or seventies styling feels dated. And it's green; so not a keeper...

Shame it's too small for me; I might have made an offer.

 

[steur]

Shame it's too small for me; I might have made an offer.

Thanks, al. Seems like just the small sizes get left behind when shops close.

 

[BobHufford]

I snagged this moth eaten Boy Scout hat as it still had few things going for it. It's a Stetson No.1, the sweat is in great shape, it's close to my size and it has a Bon Ton Ivy sweat band. I've not seen the Bon Ton Ivy in this style hat before.

Wadda ya call that crease? Montana Cutter?

 

[BobHufford]

Speaking of inexpensive old hats. This one finally made it after the auction house forgot to ship it with another lot of hats that I bought. This one is not close to my size (it's a 7-1/8 with the three cell red label -- I'll need to condition the sweat band to get a pic and check the lot number). I'll just enjoy having it.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I promised you this one when I posted it first in the "what hat are you waiting for" thread. So here it is.
Berteil fedora in ardoise (slate) colour. It was sold to me as blue, which it is not, but in certain light it does have some strong blue tones. Not a big deal: the colour is lovely. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. The felt has a wonderful hand but it is somewhat thicker than my other Berteil hats and it weighs 118 grams. The styling and proportions have "Borsalino" all over it, but it is the other way around of course. Berteil was first and taught Guiseppe Borsalino how to do it properly. He paid attention.

Perfection

 

[steur]

Speaking of inexpensive old hats. This one finally made it after the auction house forgot to ship it with another lot of hats that I bought. This one is not close to my size (it's a 7-1/8 with the three cell red label -- I'll need to condition the sweat band to get a pic and check the lot number). I'll just enjoy having it.

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Cool finds, both of them, Bob. My vote goes to this one though.

Perfection

Thank you, Bowen. No bells and whistles, but they just got everything right.

 

[Blare]

Speaking of inexpensive old hats. This one finally made it after the auction house forgot to ship it with another lot of hats that I bought. This one is not close to my size (it's a 7-1/8 with the three cell red label -- I'll need to condition the sweat band to get a pic and check the lot number). I'll just enjoy having it.

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Heck yeah!

 

[Rmccamey]

Severino fedora in grey (I'd say pearl colour). Size 56 with the brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. This hat was a store brand name. Couldn't find anything about the Severino shop in San Remo though. This is an older one with the name as "Flli Severino" (should be short for "fratelli" Severino). The other hats from the same seller have the retailers name as "Francesco Severino". The felt of this hat is a bit rough and it has woolcontent at least if it isn't a complete woolfelt. The crown is incredibly soft and likely has very little shellac in it, if at all. The brim has a very interesting finish which I haven't seen anywhere before. It has a very fine cerrated edge, which isn't stitched. Very odd. Likely forties judging by the styling, but could be pre-war.

Borsalino Celesca in light brown. There is writing on the label with two words. The first one is Col (so Colore), but I can't make out what the second word should be. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 5,5cm and the center dent at 9cm. Lovely hand to the thin felt and the hat weighs only 89 grams. Also a qualitá extra finissima. This one is a keeper.

I love the "summer" colors of those felts, Stefan.

 

[steur]

I love the "summer" colors of those felts, Stefan.

Exactly right, Randy. These would do well with a bit of sunshine.

 

[mayserwegener]

Echter Borsalino "Sandurbar", Point 6 1/2, Open Crown 16 cm 6 1/4 inches, Brim 7 cm 2 3/4 inches, possibly late 1920s early 1930s. The "Ossido" color Felt is of medium weight, has a very soft hand and easily hand creases. There was a Wind Cord at one time and the Crown Tip Patch is missing but there are some glue remnants. I searched "Sandurbar" and it appears to be a port in the Western India State of Goa on the Arabian Sea. I think the name is out dated because there were only a few mentions and they were from the early 1900s.

Can see faint remnants of the Crown Tip Patch.

The Paper Label is Type 1 but small in size 5 cm X 1 cm.

Open Crown

 

[Steve1857]

Echter Borsalino "Sandurbar", Point 6 1/2, Open Crown 16 cm 6 1/4 inches, Brim 7 cm 2 3/4 inches, possibly late 1920s early 1930s. The "Ossido" color Felt is of medium weight, has a very soft hand and easily hand creases. There was a Wind Cord at one time and the Crown Tip Patch is missing but there are some glue remnants. I searched "Sandurbar" and it appears to be a port in the Western India State of Goa on the Arabian Sea. I think the name is out dated because there were only a few mentions and they were from the early 1900s.

Can see faint remnants of the Crown Tip Patch.

The Paper Label is Type 1 but small in size 5 cm X 1 cm.

Open Crown

Great find, Steve. Borsalino names are often a crazy rabbit hole investigation, most often leading to their wonderfully inventive imagination.