That looks absolutely fantastic. Looks good on you, too.
One of my favourite colours for a hat.
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One of my favourite colours for a hat.
Just Daniel
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Thank you kind sir.
And drove me down there to get it!! I did good!
JVaughn1613
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Just got this one to this point but am not sure it’s finished. Still thinking about doing a bound brim and giving it a bit upturn.
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Stevens Pace Setter - The Royalist
Blue Grey Felt - Early 1960-ish
4 3/4 Crown as shaped
1 1/4 Stylish Ribbon
2 1/4 Brim with bound edge
This blue grey Stevens gives a glimpse into the quality and styling Stevens Hats was producing in the decade leading up to being granted the license for producing all the Stetson hats in the US. It caught my eye as being almost mint shape with a neato ribbon treatment and this very cool Stevens ribbon hanger size tag. It came in a couple days ago and today I had the time to clean it up. Not that it really needed much…. A good brushing released plenty of dust… and some steam to smooth out a few spots and tweak the crease. Silly me I managed to drop the hanger tag while I was steaming and not realize it till after a rain storm ran me off the patio. Found it in a puddle afterwards. I think it will survive though. There are a few very small moth nibbles here and there. But overall a very clean hat and I really like the styling. It gets the honor of being the first hat photographed against the newly painted wall. Out with the orangy-yellow “bran muffin” and in with “Dormer Brown”
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Very cool Joe! Congrats!
Thank you, Daniel.
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Thank you Bob!
Daniele Tanto
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In my rarefied presence on FL I have a few hats to show you
Guerra 1855 is one of the less present brands on the vintage Italian hat market.
Active until today, the company had until a few years ago a website on which to see the production, now it seems to have vanished.
I have a few hats from this brand in my collection so having found one I bought it out of pure curiosity because I really don't need another hat in brown.
1855 Guerra Indiana, from the indications of the internal label, it measures 59 cm. it is equivalent to saying a 7 3/8 in the US.
The hat is carefully constructed on the wave of Indiana Jones fashion with Italian rendering
These are the measures of the hat: brim at 6.5 centimeters; height of the open crown 13 cm. and the ribbon is 4cm.
The felt is of medium weight and very malleable, the color is a classic of Italian hats and a brown called "Dattero" by Borsalino.
The weight is exactly 100 grams. It arrives in excellent condition, it appears to have been used very little.
Guerra 1855 is one of the less present brands on the vintage Italian hat market.
Active until today, the company had until a few years ago a website on which to see the production, now it seems to have vanished.
I have a few hats from this brand in my collection so having found one I bought it out of pure curiosity because I really don't need another hat in brown.
1855 Guerra Indiana, from the indications of the internal label, it measures 59 cm. it is equivalent to saying a 7 3/8 in the US.
The hat is carefully constructed on the wave of Indiana Jones fashion with Italian rendering
These are the measures of the hat: brim at 6.5 centimeters; height of the open crown 13 cm. and the ribbon is 4cm.
The felt is of medium weight and very malleable, the color is a classic of Italian hats and a brown called "Dattero" by Borsalino.
The weight is exactly 100 grams. It arrives in excellent condition, it appears to have been used very little.
Daniele Tanto
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I confess that I have let go of a lot of bowler hats in this period, I hope not to sadden FL friends in love with this hat.
Some were interesting, but the often small size or the exaggerated price kept me away from them.
This bowler hat has two features that attracted me.
It is a G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro and has a pleated bow that makes it less usual than others
Second reason it has a quite unusual size 5 1/2 which is equivalent to a 58 cm.
It is well preserved and is, unlike many of its companions, light.
These are the measures, the curled brims reach 5 cm ; the crown is 13 cm. and the ribbon measures 3 centimeters.
There are some small flaws such as a slight deformation of the anterior brim visible in the photograph. A very slight trace of dust on the edge of the brims.
Many of you know that I don't have bowler hats in my collection, so anyone interested should write to me privately
It's not like I find such pearls for medium-sized heads every day ;-)
Some were interesting, but the often small size or the exaggerated price kept me away from them.
This bowler hat has two features that attracted me.
It is a G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro and has a pleated bow that makes it less usual than others
Second reason it has a quite unusual size 5 1/2 which is equivalent to a 58 cm.
It is well preserved and is, unlike many of its companions, light.
These are the measures, the curled brims reach 5 cm ; the crown is 13 cm. and the ribbon measures 3 centimeters.
There are some small flaws such as a slight deformation of the anterior brim visible in the photograph. A very slight trace of dust on the edge of the brims.
Many of you know that I don't have bowler hats in my collection, so anyone interested should write to me privately
It's not like I find such pearls for medium-sized heads every day ;-)
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Signor Tanto, thank you for sharing this hat with us. I'm far from an expert, but if I ever choose to finally own a bowler I hope something like this falls into my hands.I confess that I have let go of a lot of bowler hats in this period, I hope not to sadden FL friends in love with this hat.
This bowler hat has two features that attracted me.
It is a G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro and has a pleated bow that makes it less usual than others
Daniele Tanto
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We share the same size and I never found in many years a bowler, in the Italian market, to "cover" our heads
That's a really nice one, Joe. Shape, colour and that cool ribbon: top marks!
That's a very good looking Guerra, Daniele. I admit I stay away from them because I find them too unpredictable in quality.
That's a beauty and a rare find. Gorgeous.I confess that I have let go of a lot of bowler hats in this period, I hope not to sadden FL friends in love with this hat.
Some were interesting, but the often small size or the exaggerated price kept me away from them.
This bowler hat has two features that attracted me.
It is a G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro and has a pleated bow that makes it less usual than others
Second reason it has a quite unusual size 5 1/2 which is equivalent to a 58 cm.
It is well preserved and is, unlike many of its companions, light.
These are the measures, the curled brims reach 5 cm ; the crown is 13 cm. and the ribbon measures 3 centimeters.
There are some small flaws such as a slight deformation of the anterior brim visible in the photograph. A very slight trace of dust on the edge of the brims.
Many of you know that I don't have bowler hats in my collection, so anyone interested should write to me privately
It's not like I find such pearls for medium-sized heads every day ;-)
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Thank you Stefan!! Very happy with this one.
Daniele Tanto
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I absolutely agree with you. I have a doubt? Who made the hats for Guerra 1855? May be Panizza? I see that now they came fron Tuscany as the actual Panizza
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Stefan (@steur ) was close in his guess that this one would turn out to be a Stetson Railbird, but it turns out to be an anonymous model that is very similar.
It does have the 2-1/4" brim with triple stitching, but the crown is a bit shorter at 5-1/4" (4-1/4" as creased).
For comparison, here is Anthony's ( @moontheloon ) former Railbird.
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It does have the 2-1/4" brim with triple stitching, but the crown is a bit shorter at 5-1/4" (4-1/4" as creased).
For comparison, here is Anthony's ( @moontheloon ) former Railbird.
Stetson Railbird 7 1/4 mid 50s MINT
NO LONGER FOR SALE !!! You missed out :) mid 1950s Stetson Railbird in a gorgeous grey heathered felt This is a very rare hat They almost never show up on the market... and if they do they are absolutely nowhere near this condition This hat is absolutely mint and had never even been...
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The one that came with the faux Railbird was this stingy thin-ribbon Stetson Royal De Luxe.
This one sports a 1-7/8" brim with over-welt and a 5" crown (4-1/2" as creased).
Neither of these two hats had factory stickers behind the sweat (that I could see).
Some pomade was used in the wearing of this hat ...
This one sports a 1-7/8" brim with over-welt and a 5" crown (4-1/2" as creased).
Neither of these two hats had factory stickers behind the sweat (that I could see).
Some pomade was used in the wearing of this hat ...
RossRYoung
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I gotta hand it to ya Bob, your pics have turned out great lately. Got me double checking stingy’s even!
