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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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Damn, Alan. You always have the best stuff. Trying to catch up with you is like chasing a Ferrari on foot.
The wife says you're cute, too.

My mom used to travel to Hong Kong in 1960s to buy knitwear. One of her factory owners had a son who bought a Ferrari. She said there was nowhere on the island to get the car out of second gear. Anyhow, I am not moving too fast these days. You'll catch up and pass me any day now. And thanks to your wife... I don't get too many whistles any more. ;^)
 

drmaxtejeda

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Mexico City
In Ikaroa Beach Club with Ana, Maralisa, and her boy friend, Alejandro.

Luckily, I am not the jealous father type, Brent [emoji2].
Besides, it's hard to dislike this kid, even though he is a Spaniard. He abandoned the ugly Spanish accent quickly.
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Funkytown, USA
This Dalton Waverly received two unsolicited comments today.
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The young airman at the guard shack checking my ID this morning told me, "I'm liking that hat!". Which of course I thanked him for. And just now walking into the grocery, a fellow told me I was "wearing that hat like Dick Tracy."

I of course thanked him as well.

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Outstanding! That’s the first vintage straw/felt combination I’ve ever seen. What decade would you place it?

I would guess the hat to be WWII era, perhaps slightly earlier. It has what appears to be an HCA variant label - also an adjustable sweatband similar to the HCA "sizor" though without any reference to the mechanics or the patents seen on other straw hats and discussed here. When I looked for more information on the "sizor" adjustable sweatband I found the thread and saw that we had discussed these last year. There is an advertisement reference to Dunlap straws with adjustable sweatbands dating to 1938, which I've posted below.

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Daniele Tanto

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Verona - Italia
Gray and rainy days with thunderstorms, but this is the Italian April
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Borsalino Qualità Superiore, size is 6, 59 cm. or 7 3/8 US
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I love the combination of colors of this Borsalino, even if the felt, very tender, would need a stretch to lose some folds
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No indication of color and shape:rolleyes:, it is a modern Borsalino
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Underwelt brim for a very light hat: 60 grams
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Have a nice Friday
Thanks a lot the likes on the companion of this Borsalino;)
 

Tukwila

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Location
SW of Antifa Central (PDX)
Gray and rainy days with thunderstorms, but this is the Italian April
1rf248.jpg

Borsalino Qualità Superiore, size is 6, 59 cm. or 7 3/8 US
egzlo8.jpg

I love the combination of colors of this Borsalino, even if the felt, very tender, would need a stretch to lose some folds
mttfg6.jpg

No indication of color and shape:rolleyes:, it is a modern Borsalino
2d94kyw.jpg

Underwelt brim for a very light hat: 60 grams
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Have a nice Friday
Thanks a lot the likes on the companion of this Borsalino;)
Such great spring colors, Danielle!
 

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