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From the label, later 1950s - 1960 would be a ballpark.
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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
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From the label, later 1950s - 1960 would be a ballpark.
40Cal
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Thanks, Alan! I appreciate the help.
boze
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Wow to both of those. I tried to have a favorite but just kept going back and forth. Yowza!
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KarlCrow
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Bit too furry on that too branded ribbon for me (-:
Well, 40Cal showed us a borsalino with the name "banana" just before this one. "Bananas" would be appropiate for this one too!
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Yowza!
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dirty one out of the box.....a heather in the esperia color
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gave it a lick and a promise with an orange sponge....with and without flash
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gave it a lick and a promise with an orange sponge....with and without flash
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splintercellsz
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turned out very nice, glad to see it at a deserving home
Good to see a really old one. You brought that one back to life. Great job!dirty one out of the box.....a heather in the esperia color
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gave it a lick and a promise with an orange sponge....with and without flash
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Great snag, very beautiful color. Looks like it will revive nicely.dirty one out of the box.....a heather in the esperia color
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gave it a lick and a promise with an orange sponge....with and without flash
There were a few borsalinos in the Holland-Italy hat-exchange. Thanks go out to Daniele. This is the first one. Posted this in other threads as well (new hats and pre 40 dress hats). More to come (promise).
Borsalino in the colour Misto lapis, size 56. Grey colour with blue tones. It's a heather felt of incredible quality. Curled brim at 5cm and crown at 11 cm in front. Not a homburg and not a lords hat either, but a dress hat with curled brim. It actually works as a fedora as well but it does not like its brim snapped down. I'm thinking late 1930's. Exceptional hat.
Borsalino in the colour Misto lapis, size 56. Grey colour with blue tones. It's a heather felt of incredible quality. Curled brim at 5cm and crown at 11 cm in front. Not a homburg and not a lords hat either, but a dress hat with curled brim. It actually works as a fedora as well but it does not like its brim snapped down. I'm thinking late 1930's. Exceptional hat.
Wow, what a hat, Steffan. I can feel the quality of it through the photos. Congrats.
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Steve, thanks! It was quite the find by Daniele (I'm only lucky to have a head small enough for it to fit).
I'm hoping Daniele might have it's bigger brother for my head [emoji5]
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Well, there's always hope...
And, thankfully, there will always be the next hat. You never know when it will come, nor where it will come from, but you just know, it's out there [emoji4]
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The second one from the hat-exchange. Borsalino Angora Gorascu in the colour Misto Grigio (hard to tell from the label). Size 7 1/4 or 58. Brim at 7 cm and crown 11cm at the pinch. Felted edge (feltrato for the Italian hats) and a longhair heather finish that is to die for. Made for the American market. Somewhere along the road it has lost its original liner though. My guess is 1930's (I don't think they did felted edges anymore after the war). This was an expensive hat: there's a price tag of $ 20 on it. Thanks go to Daniele for finding this one.
