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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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Borchert Berlin W., date stamped 12/1/1951 and a recent arrival.

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C.W. Borchert G.m.b.H. Hof - Hutfabrik Berlin W., August 5th 1941 (This location didn't survive WWII.)

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Stetson 3X Beaver Western
Dark Olive Green/Brown Felt
5 inch crown with cattleman’s crease
3/4 light yellowish green contrasting grosgrain ribbon
2 7/8 brim with raw edge and lanyard grommets.

Hat number 4 from the Mystery Box 9. Diverging to a bit wider brim with a little bit of western flair today. This Stetson 3X beaver in person shifts in color anywhere from very deep dark olive green to more of a brown. The green color seems to be one my phone camera just does not want to handle very well so I did my best with it. The 2 7/8 brim has a raw edge and grommets for a strap which has been stowed across the front of tHe crown blackening the 3/4 contrasting mid ribbon underneath... one of the grommets is missing. The crown with its cattleman’s crease reaches to 5 inches as shaped. There are no manufacturing tags under the very dark brown to black sweatband. I would estimate late 1960s to 70s.

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This one here is probably closest to the richest green color it gets. (Pay no attention to the hat on the right.. which may or may not be posted soon :);):rolleyes:)

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Here you can see the blackening of the ribbon under the leather strap. I don’t know if this strap was used as a chin strap or to slide down the back of the head for extra support in wind. As it is really short.. though it could be unbuckled and extended out.

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Daniele Tanto

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Let's continue the exposition of the "lobbia" made by Borsalino over the years.
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Today we celebrate Stefan in the Netherlands who received an identical one a few years older.
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore size 6 1/2 or 7 1/2 in the US. The color of the felt is "Lupo", no other indication on the paper label.
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It comes from the "Matthias Hutter" shop in Merano.
The felt is very malleable and the perfect fit. As you can see the shape is more rounded than the more "profiled" one shown a few days ago.
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The differentiates the age and tastes of the public. The previous one was from the thirties, this one from the sixties.
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Good day everyone and thanks for your likes.
Comments on your magnificent hats to follow:)
 

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