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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

mikespens

Call Me a Cab
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Tacoma, Wa
Nice Vic! Great liner tip, fantastic condition. Greenish gray? Wonder if it was made for "The" Donald? Nah, his taste isn't that good :)
 
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Location
Maryland
Fantastic Borsalino!

BTW I received a reply back from my BEP engraver friend and he said he would need to look at them close up. I will bring them by when I have a chance.
 

Mr. Speakeasy

One of the Regulars
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114
Location
Vancouver
Manfred, Thanks! I am still tweaking it.

Here is a comparison with a G.B.Borsalino Fu Lazzaro & C. from the same time period.

G. B. Borsalino Fu Lazzaro & C.

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G. & Fllo Borsalino Qualita Extra-Extra Superiore

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Those are a couple of beautiful bowlers, i've never seen many vintage Borsalino Bowlers but those are works of art
 

rlk

I'll Lock Up
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6,100
Location
Evanston, IL
Borsalino Alpinish color Ramarro

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1950's. Color translates to Green Lizard. Beautiful Velour finish, but some unfortunate moth tracks.
 

mikespens

Call Me a Cab
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Tacoma, Wa
Very nice, I guess suave extends to European hikers as well. Love the color names Borsalino comes up with to match their extensive palette.
 

Rig'dzin Dorje

New in Town
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2
Location
Pistoia, Tuscany, ITALY
Okay... I'm new here, but I just wanted to relate a Borsalino hat story: I lived in San Francisco for a while in the mid-80's and there was a small shop in North Beach that sold Borsalino's. I tried on a gorgeous cobalt-blue Borsalino and fell in love... but, alas, being quite skint at the time it was either eat or buy the hat. I regret the food choice to this day! I wonder if I could ever find a cobalt-blue Borsalino again?

On the bright side- I'm off to New York next weekend, so I'll be visiting J.J. Hat Center to check out their inventory... I might yet join the Borsalino Brotherhood!

Greetings, John, from another new member.

I can confirm the cobalt Borsalino is alive and well, and here, just down the street from my apartment, is where I bought it:

http://www.comune.pistoia.it/cgi-bin/censimento_storico/scheda_esercizi.cgi?id=30&ling=ENG
 

rlk

I'll Lock Up
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6,100
Location
Evanston, IL
Borsalino color Condor

The Panizza's partner, the other Haitian Hat...
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A soft medium weight of the '40's-early '50's.
 

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