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Aha...but no I saw these pics, too. But there is no way any of those Panamas could be the exceptionally fine specimen that he supposedly kept rolled in his breast pocket. Nope, the search for the pic continues.

Yep, I have contacted them. Someone is supposed to get back to me. I'll make sure and post what I find!

On the website for the San Francisco Hat Company it states, " The Duke of Windsor wore a particularly fine panama - rolled like a handkerchief in his breast pocket." I can't find a picture of this anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find it? Curious. Michael

Whatever happened with this hat? Did you win it?

Ugh http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/7787333 This would have been perfect. Really looking for brown.

I want! I REALLY want one of these old Borsalinos. Any guidance on where to get? I'm a 7-1/8.

Yes I would totally wear this. Seems like a half-hearted throwback to the frock coats of the mid-19th century. Michael

Wow Bob, thank you much for rolling that hat. That is the rollability I was looking for. That would be fine enough to roll and tuck into an inside breast pocket. You say it was 400-500 wpsi. 1. Would one of, say, 600-800 wpsi roll even smaller? What would be the cost scale for those? 2...

Thanks for chiming in, guys. If you happen to track down one of those pics, please share! I just want to see it done. 550 huh? Sounds great. I wear the superfino from Village Hat Shop. Grade 30 (whatever that is supposed to mean). No idea of wps, but it is pretty nice. Of course, had I known...

I'm sure they are...I just want to see for my own eyes that they do, indeed, exist. Heck, maybe one day...unblocked.

Checking in Anyone have any pics of a mythically fine-woven panama passing through a wedding ring? As time goes by, I really want to see if this can be done by a real hat. Saving my pennies. Michael

Wow...2,500? Gene, Wow. Where did you get this hat???? Michael

I used to Sling Charlie Chaplins Around the Room I used to work for a trendy bar in Minneapolis called The Speakeasy. All the signature drinks in this word-of-mouth only (legal) bar were Prohibition Era drinks like the Sidecar, Charlie Chaplin, Horse's Neck, and some concoctions of my own...

Pics and the Soul Hey, let's see some of these beautiful writing instruments, eh? Sometimes my online journal entries are scans of my written words. There is NOTHING in the world to me like sitting in the corner of my favorite bar or smoke shop, pulling out my fountain pen and journal and...

Mabie Todd...Maybe Cross Mabie Todd Swan No. 2 (ca. 1932), flex nib OR Cross Sable Titanium (modern), with a extra-fine nib.