Vintage Borsalino

• Oct 26, 2003

• #1

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Just bought this one for 17.49. A bargain. Check out the curled brim on this hat. I plan on changing the ribbon and reblocking, if the block is bad. What do you think? regards, Fedora

 

• Oct 26, 2003

• #2

MK

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What hat?

 

• Oct 26, 2003

• #3

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I can't get the link to post here. Heres the ebay number.3436832937 Anyone else having trouble using the http:// button? Fedora

 

• Oct 26, 2003

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Jsoftz

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And here you are: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3436832937

 

• Oct 26, 2003

• #5

Matt Deckard

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Looks like a ladies hat to me.

 

• Oct 26, 2003

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Ha, ha, ha, bwa, bwa,ha, haaa. Sharp eyes Matt! Yeap, a large ladies hat, with a 3 inch brim, and a 5 1/2 crown. This had to have been made for real big woman. 400 pounds or so. The inside of the sweatband is 22 1/2 inches. I was only after the vintage felt. Rest assured, you won't be able to recognize it once I get finished with it. Hey, you don't think that they run the ladies felt different from the mens felt do you? I just hope that vintage female felt is as good as vintage male felt. You guys won't tell anyone that I am wearing an Indy fedora constructed from a ladies hat, will you. LOL regards, Fedora

 

• Oct 28, 2003

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Renderking Fisk

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It's Pimpin!

 

• Oct 29, 2003

• #8

Bogie1943

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LOL, Fisk, man that's all I get from the Freshman kids and the rest of the kids at my school about my hats "That's Pimpin". I am senior so they have to say only good things to me, ya know ya gotta keep those freshman kids in line and this class is a handful, I mean they are some of the worst kids I have ever seen, it's kinda sad to tell you the truth, but I digress.:cool2:

 

• Oct 29, 2003

• #9

Jsoftz

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Originally posted by Bogie1943
I am senior so they have to say only good things to me, ya know ya gotta keep those freshman kids in line and this class is a handful

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Indeed, indeed Josh. Haha, I can't wait to graduate in June.

 

• Oct 29, 2017

• #10

sola fide

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I've had this Borsalino for quite a while only to discover it is too small, breaks my heart kind of. I now know i wear a 71/8, but my Borsalino is equivalent to a 7. Anyone know what vintage this is?

 

• Oct 29, 2017

• #11

moontheloon

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sola fide said:

View attachment 91259 View attachment 91260 View attachment 91261 I've had this Borsalino for quite a while only to discover it is too small, breaks my heart kind of. I now know i wear a 71/8, but my Borsalino is equivalent to a 7. Anyone know what vintage this is?

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probably 60s ...pretty sure that is when those red paper size tags returned ... and it is common for Borsalino to run small

 

• Oct 29, 2017

• #12

alanfgag

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sola fide said:

I've had this Borsalino for quite a while only to discover it is too small, breaks my heart kind of. I now know i wear a 71/8, but my Borsalino is equivalent to a 7...

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Yes, punti 4 1/2 is a 7 in U.S. sizing. As Anthony says, 60s+. This is not the most exciting thread to bump. The Borsalino Brotherhood would be a better place to record this nice homburg. Does it have a style name imprinted on the front of the sweatband?