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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Michael A

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I love green, I adore wide ribbons, I have a penchant for back bows, and my heart will always belong to Battersby Hats of Manchester.

Therefore, this 1940s model was a must for this evenings walk around the coast of Elsinore.

The liner is not stitched nor glued, but just loosely fitted.


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Now that is a wide ribbon. Great jacket, too.

Hey all!
The filtered sunlight helps bring out the green undertones of this circa turn-of-the-millenium Borsalino Como, my first nice fur felt. At 81g and $3 to the thrift store it is my lightest felt, not only on the head but also on the wallet.

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Have a great day!

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That was a find. What a great looking hat.

A favorite straw Michael. How did you bathe it?
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Thanks Bowen. I basically just ran warm water through the stains and then gave it about a minute or two worth of swishing around on a sink of warm water. As you might imagine, it was very pliable after that. So I set the brim as best I could and set it on it's crown to dry for a couple of days. The stains are much less now, but still evident. I think they might be bleed from the wire in the sweat reeding.

Michael
 

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Wyldkarma

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Super style in the Supernatural. I've never seen one of those in person. Looks like a high quality hat. I do have a hat that is related in a way. The Saks 5th Ave panama. Gimbels owned Saks from about 1923 on.

Michael
Thanks Michael, its very light and seems well made. The last seller believed this to be from late 40's to early 50's. Of course, I have no way to verify that. But is seems reasonable. ;)
 

Steve1857

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Now that is a wide ribbon. Great jacket, too.

That was a find. What a great looking hat.

Thanks Bowen. I basically just ran warm water through the stains and then gave it about a minute or two worth of swishing around on a sink of warm water. As you might imagine, it was very pliable after that. So I set the brim as best I could and set it on it's crown to dry for a couple of days. The stains are much less now, but still evident. I think they might be bleed from the wire in the sweat reeding.

Michael
Thank you Michael [emoji4]

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DaveProc

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Nice rig, cigar, hat, and cannon!
Thanks!! :)
I was waiting for someone to notice! Doesn't everyone have a cannon on their front lawn??!! LOL
This is the home of Revolutionary War hero Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene.
It is a National Historic Landmark.
I am the President of the Board of Trustees, which means I cut the grass, clean the toilets and pay the bills.
 

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Thanks!! :)
I was waiting for someone to notice! Doesn't everyone have a cannon on their front lawn??!! LOL
This is the home of Revolutionary War hero Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene.
It is a National Historic Landmark.
I am the President of the Board of Trustees, which means I cut the grass, clean the toilets and pay the bills.
I love it! Beautiful setting. I enjoy history so thanks for posting that.
 

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I was waiting for someone to notice! Doesn't everyone have a cannon on their front lawn??!! LOL
This is the home of Revolutionary War hero Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene.
It is a National Historic Landmark.
Very worthy preservation, home & all! As you probably know thousands of cannons were melted down around the time of WWI for scrap.
 

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