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[BobHufford]

6 Borsalino's arrived.

Excellent haul Marcel!

Be careful … they can start to pile up. This is from the last few days. All but one will go back out the door to fund another pile. More pics to come after some cleaning and steaming. Almost all were packed like sardines and the six that came in the Mallory box are covered with either glitter or the remains of some long ago disintegrated vintage cellophane.

 

[Steve1857]

Excellent haul Marcel!

Be careful … they can start to pile up. This is from the last few days. All but one will go back out the door to fund another pile. More pics to come after some cleaning and steaming. Almost all were packed like sardines and the six that came in the Mallory box are covered with either glitter or the remains of some long ago disintegrated vintage cellophane.

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That looks like one great haul from you too, Bob.

 

[Pellie]

Excellent haul Marcel!

Be careful … they can start to pile up. This is from the last few days. All but one will go back out the door to fund another pile. More pics to come after some cleaning and steaming. Almost all were packed like sardines and the six that came in the Mallory box are covered with either glitter or the remains of some long ago disintegrated vintage cellophane.

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That's also a haul
Congrats..

 

[Steve1857]

Prince & Co Top Hat arrived today.



I'm thinking, try to bash the left side brim up rather than fix the right side down.
If only I knew how the previous owner fell

Luckily, I was going for the leather case.



Despite the damage, this is still one nice early 1900s Topper.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Prince & Co Top Hat arrived today.

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I'm thinking, try to bash the left side brim up rather than fix the right side down.
If only I knew how the previous owner fell

Luckily, I was going for the leather case.

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Despite the damage, this is still one nice early 1900s Topper.

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Love it! The Hollywood brim treatment.

 

[Zombie_61]

Seven hats in a day!
Colour me jealous!

Same here! I'd be lucky to get seven hats in a year. And not quality hats either--cheap junk or woolies.

Prince & Co Top Hat arrived today.

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I'm thinking, try to bash the left side brim up rather than fix the right side down...

Hard to tell from the photos which would be the right approach, but I'm pretty sure I agree with you about how best to "correct" the brim. At the very least, I'd bet you'd be the only person at any event in a top hat with the "fenders" up. Who knows? Could be the start of a whole new trend!

 

[Steve1857]

Hard to tell from the photos which would be the right approach, but I'm pretty sure I agree with you about how best to "correct" the brim. At the very least, I'd bet you'd be the only person at any event in a top hat with the "fenders" up. Who knows? Could be the start of a whole new trend!

Thanks Z. Think I'll go for that

 

[Blare]

Also received this Hückel today. The spots on the left side of the hat is just moisture, because i changed the brim a littlebit. I think today is a good day
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Great new additions Marcel

 

[Pellie]

Vintage Borsalino mid 60's. The colour i think it's dark green or something, but i'm not sure. Needs a little steam and brush. Pictures seller.

 

[dh66]

Vintage Borsalino mid 60's. The colour i think it's dark green or something, but i'm not sure. Needs a little steam and brush. Pictures seller.
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It certainly looks green in the photos. Very nice catch.

 

[Pellie]

It certainly looks green in the photos. Very nice catch.

Thanks. Then this will be my first green Borsalino ;-)

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Bates Weekender. Size is 62cm or 7 3/4 US. The felt is surprisingly thin, dense, and moldable. It dry creases easily enough and it has a nice hand. I’m impressed with the felt. The raw edge brim is two inches wide and the open crown is approximately 5 1/4 inches and has moderate taper.

 

[Steve1857]

Bates Weekender. Size is 62cm or 7 3/4 US. The felt is surprisingly thin, dense, and moldable. It dry creases easily enough and it has a nice hand. I’m impressed with the felt. The raw edge brim is two inches wide and the open crown is approximately 5 1/4 inches and has moderate taper.

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Nice find, Brent. Definitely a hat for a weekend night out at the local jazz club.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Nice find, Brent. Definitely a hat for a weekend night out at the local jazz club.

Thanks, Steve. It’s going to be moved on and used to fund something that I’ll actually wear. Not a lot of smoky jazz clubs where I live.

 

[Steve1857]

Thanks, Steve. It’s going to be moved on and used to fund something that I’ll actually wear. Not a lot of smoky jazz clubs where I live.

If only it was my size.

 

[steur]

Mallory Homburg, arrived today. Big thanks to Brent @deadlyhandsome for sending it my way.

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Very soft putty like felt. Still playing around with the overall shape and bash. Love the dimensions.

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Was drawn to it by the shape and colour, and especially by the ribbon treatment.

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Intriguing logo under the Mallory name. Was this some kind of advertising link back in the day? Doesn't seem to have anything to do with the hat:

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The sweat is thin, soft, supple, and thus very comfortable.

All in all, I'm going to get a lot of hat mileage out of this one.

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WHoa, that's a fantastic homburg, Steve. I really like homburgs with a different colour scheme. Great shape too.

 

[Steve1857]

WHoa, that's a fantastic homburg, Steve. I really like homburgs with a different colour scheme. Great shape too.

Thanks Stefan. When Brent posted this one on the FL, I just knew I had to have it.

 

[steur]

Wegener "Extra", 58 cm, probably early 1950s. The Felt has a great finish and easily dry creases. The paper label is missing but there was 1953 newspaper spacer behind the Sweatband. The Liner has piping which I haven't seen on a Wegener. The Wegener stamp on the Sweatband is also unique.

Nice find, Steve. Looks like the brim curve is not as tight as one might expect from a homburg. It leans towards the camber style in that way. I like the look of that.

Very early 1900s Top Hat.

I used to live on a side street to this down town Copenhagen main street, Vesterbrogade.

Still trying to find info about Albert Nielsen's establishment.

I now have a line up of Top Hats waiting to be posted in the Toppers Unite thread. Promise I'll get them posted soon.

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The height and the brim curl on this one are stunning. Great find!

Also received this Hückel today. The spots on the left side of the hat is just moisture, because i changed the brim a littlebit. I think today is a good day
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Great haul, Marcel, especially the earlier Borsalinos. Now you know how a collection can quickly run into the hundreds

 

[steur]

Excellent haul Marcel!

Be careful … they can start to pile up. This is from the last few days. All but one will go back out the door to fund another pile. More pics to come after some cleaning and steaming. Almost all were packed like sardines and the six that came in the Mallory box are covered with either glitter or the remains of some long ago disintegrated vintage cellophane.

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You're living the life, Bob. You get to handle all these hats, bring most of them back to life and get to keep the very best ones: how nice is that !?

 

[Pellie]

Nice find, Steve. Looks like the brim curve is not as tight as one might expect from a homburg. It leans towards the camber style in that way. I like the look of that.


The height and the brim curl on this one are stunning. Great find!


Great haul, Marcel, especially the earlier Borsalinos. Now you know how a collection can quickly run into the hundreds

Yess, you warned me the other day via whatsapp :-D