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[steur]

This Italian hat just came out of quarantine, heathered grey with a 2 inch brim. Felt is very soft! I don't know anything about the hatter though.
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Nice catch. The hatters from Monza were known for their skills with woolfelt and mixed felts. This is a nice example of a Monza hat.

 

[steur]

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.

 

[steur]

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.

 

[steur]

Borsalino Gufosca homburg in black. Size 56 with the brim at 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. A sleek looking homburg with a great hand to the felt. Do I need another black homburg? No of course not, but I wanted this one anyway and I didn't even know it. Thanks @Steve1857 !

 

[steur]

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.

 

[Steve1857]

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.

 

[Steve1857]

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.

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.

 

[StoryPNW]

Nice catch. The hatters from Monza were known for their skills with woolfelt and mixed felts. This is a nice example of a Monza hat.

Thanks for the info.

Love those new Borsalinos especially the homburg. Very nice!

 

[steur]

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.

 

[Pellie]

Borsalino Ecosam
According to the label size 5, in the sweatband is printed 6, the sellers measurments are: 20 x 17, (but i don't trust this), so i hope 6 is correct. Not received it yet, so pictures from the seller.

 

[Steve1857]

Borsalino Ecosam
According to the label size 5, in the sweatband is printed 6, the sellers measurments are: 20 x 17, (but i don't trust this), so i hope 6 is correct. Not received it yet, so pictures from the seller.
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Hopeless measurements from the seller, Marcel. But maybe somewhere between a 5 and 6 punti.

Fingers crossed

 

[Steve1857]

Worth it for the case alone. I like how flat the brim curve sits.

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



Still have to find out how to work the mechanism.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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.

 

[Steve1857]

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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Love the blue, Brent. Let the bow flow.

 

[steur]

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.

 

[steur]

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.

 

[Rumad]

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.

 

[Steve1857]

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

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Love the blue, Brent. Let the bow flow.

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

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

Thanks, fellas. It’s more hat than I was expecting and I’m very pleased with it.

 

[1967Cougar390]

Four years ago, I received very helpful advice at this site. Since then, I’ve been relatively quiet member. Now I guess I have something to share. This is my brand new customized Hufvud Raven Crown. It’s 50X beaver blend in sable brown with a special shark gill ribbon and binding in colour that goes by the name of “Sudan brown.” That specific colour is also known in the Merriam Webster dictionary and in the Pantone colour space. Its hex code is # ac6c29. I asked Mikael something close to brass or bronze, and Sudan brown was his answer. As so many of you know from your personal experience, sable brown felt is very rich in tones too, and I’m glad I trusted Mikael’s word on the ribbon colour, for otherwise, the result could have looked weird.

The ribbon colour escapes photographing. It often looks grey in photos, while in nature it has an incredibly wide range of different shades, though mostly elegantly matching grey-brown with the felt itself.

I love this particular shark gill ribbon. Mikael said he can do it. Oh yes he could! Isn’t it beautiful, is it!

I could have chosen differently, but this time Mikael won because this particular model called Raven Crown looked so pleasing to my eye.

Very nice! Mikael does wonderful work. He is a true craftsman.