The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

Daniele Tanto said:

The second of a trio of imperfects
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore size 6 1/2 or 7 1/2 US. True size
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The felt had some traces of moths, so Fleur of Penumbra Hat minimize them
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Felt color is "Ghiaccio" with a short hair finish and the ribbon is contrasting. The small invasion of red on the felt is given by the color of the red bricks of the house.
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The proportions are as follow: overwelted brim with a single seam are at 6 cm. the crown is 11 cm. high
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Made in the historical Borsalino factory in 1977 it is in excellent conditions
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The restoration work has succeeded very well and this makes me happy because I really like the hat and among the many Borsalino in the collection this is a rare color.

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Daniele Tanto said:

A few words to explain my purchases of used hats. Here in Italy it is difficult to find old or vintage quality hats in my size (60) so I look for lots, maybe in different sizes, where to fish what I like, small sizes remain to be sold. Very often the hats in the lot are of different quality and then the doubt arises about the possibility of restoring some particularly valuable hat. It was the case of this lot of three Borsalino in which each had some defect.
Today the first one
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Extra Superiore Size is 5 1/2 or 7 1/4 US but, incredible for a Borsalino, it fit easily my 60 cm. head
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The hat is a "Light Weight" felt and the color is "Rutenio". Very light and malleable
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The ribbon is of matching color and with a particular bow
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The proportions are as follow: brim overwelted with a particular seam at 6 cm. Crown at 10.5 cm.
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The hat was fully cleaned and restitched brim welt, the restoration was made in Netherlands at Penumbra Hats
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It was made, probably in the late fifties, and sold in Italy
A "new" Borsalino for mediterranean midseason

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steur said:

Here's one I didn't post yet. Borsalino lobbia in black. Brim at 5,5cm and crown 11cm at the center dent. No quality designation for this one. The label indicates an early to mid-sixties hat. Unusual is the sweatband on this one, which has a different imprint than other Borsalinos, probably because the band itself is more narrow and wouldn't have had enough room for the angled imprint that is the standard for the brand.
The retailer Piet Heniger closed shop in 2008 after 136 years being located in Rotterdam.

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mayserwegener said:

Stefan, Another super find!

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steur said:

Lovely hat, Daniele. Its shape reminds me of one I have in azoico colour.

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mayserwegener said:

Daniele, Super! I look forward to seeing this one in action. I really like the colors and form. Also the other 2 restores look great. You are lucky to have Penumbra Hats available for restoration work.

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Daniele Tanto said:

Borsalino Qualità Extra superiore size 6 or 7 3/8 US but it is less wide, so more a 58 7 1/4
There is no paper label because it was cleaned too much by the shop where it was purchased and it lost the Borsalino data

It is part of a Borsalino lot I decided to restore in the Penumbra hats atelier - Netherlands. I was intrigued by the very rare color of the felt. It was cleaned and repounced to give back the original color of the felt and the result is fantastic

It was made, from the seller indications in the late seventies, early eighties.

The measurements are: brim at 5,5 cm. crown at 10 cm. Plain felt and very malleable and light in a color that could be “Miele” or "Albino"
Ribbon is the original. Made in the historical Borsalino factory in Via Cento Cannoni - Alessandria

The interior is completely clean and ready to serve again.
A Borsalino as new in a wonderful color after some excellent work made by Fleur

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Rmccamey said:

I do like the color combo on that one.

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Daniele Tanto said:

Thanks Stefan, the name of the color is a little bit odd because it is more pale blue (azzurro in Italian language) then "Ghiaccio", but we know in Borsalino they were very creative with colors


Thanks Steve, this Borsalino is a very nice example of the last years of Alessandria craftmanship and Fleur of Penumbra is an excellent hatter

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steur said:

They do look very similar: mislabelled perhaps?

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Miamibruno said:

new to me Borsalino. Love the color on this one. Brim is 2 7/8 inches. Long hairish.

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Daniele Tanto said:

Here the replay in Italian language https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloranti_azoici
Azoico is also "Antica denominazione dell'era oggi detta era archeozoica (o Precambriano )"

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Miamibruno said:

A new to me Borsalino. Love the color on this one. Brim is 2 7/8 inches. Long hairish.



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steur said:

This is getting more confusing by the minute

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Miamibruno said:

Grazie, Daniele. Saluti degli Stati Uniti.

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Daniele Tanto said:

Stefan I try to give you informations
I believe that "azoic" refers to the color obtained through the procedure described, the geological era is to be excluded

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