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I’ve got a list of TFLers I want to buy hats from. Bob is on the list lol
Forgot I have one more felt Borsalino that lives in its own box for tomorrow. Then next week, I think all Stetsons lol.This is my last felt Borsalino - at least until I find one from 1937 that fits me
I got this one from Jeff because I was annoyed that my 61 was too big, thinking at the time that they were very similar hats, but they are actually quite different.
Obviously, different ribbon treatment, but they are also slightly different colors of brown, and the felt on this one feels just a hair more substantial, or maybe they used just a bit more stiffener. I guess it's possible they were shaped on different blocks, but I'm no good at figuring that stuff out. the 60 has a slightly smaller brim width.
They both are from that gold-sticker, multi-size era, though I don't know how long that ran, they both have the mode edge stitching and they both have the little wind cord detail. Same badging, same liner, for the most part, though the 60 has an actual street address in the liner.
Brown "Baby" Borsa 60
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61 on the left; 60 on the right
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I was hoping someone would catch that.
A simply smashing sampling of splendid Strats, Eric!!My escapades this morning had me selecting some Stetson Stratoliners.
A dog soirée was enjoyed wearing a Stetson Stratoliner. This brownish hued hat has a dynamite felt.
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I headed out in the 56'f (14'c) temps for a walk through the local forest reserve. I donned a Stetson Stratoliner.
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Home I chose a different Stratoliner for a trip to the bakery and a stroll sipping coffee.
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It has been a thin ribbon morning.
Below is a comparison pics of the first couple early morning hats.
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Cheers, Eric -
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Oooooooooooooooo, very nice, Charlie!!! (And kudos on the verbiage!)Still in the midst of the months for mighty Milan magnificence wearing a Cavanagh…
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Be well!
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather.
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks.
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. Very nice! Very clean lines, and love the color.Running some early errands with the beaver before it gets too hot.
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EXCELLENT score!!!Stetson Sovereign Twenty OR that I picked up from a fellow lounger. Was pleasantly surprised to see it was purchased at a small family owned store in neighboring Kansas, from a town in western Kansas, Ulysses, named after the President.
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Love the crown on that one!Part of a three hat auction win, this Sheltonian from St. Louis is on my head today.
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My vote would be for either Gen Albert G. Jenkins or Major Gen Lafayette McLaws, with honorable mention to James Longstreet & JEB Stuart.had some work done on the beard…the facial hair have moved from moonshiner towards civil war general.