European sizing ???

[PutALidOnIt]

I have a Borsalino with no size tag that is imprinted with the name of a haberdasher in Zurich. The hat seems to be an American size 7 1/4 - 7 3/8, but the production tag (with serial number) has "5 1/2" in large numerals. Any idea on which 'standard' this is sized?
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/surfnjoe/Borsograylabel.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/surfnjoe/Dscf0007.jpg
Is it possible that it is a chapeau de femme???

 

[BellyTank]

That is 'old European' sizing-
Check this out- look at the 'Punti' sizes...

http://www.hatsuk.com/hatsuk/hatsukhtml/bible/hatsize.htm

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[PutALidOnIt]

Thanks, BellyTank! Makes sense now...

Hey, is that a Talbot-Lago or a Delahaye on your avatar??? An old guy around here has a '37 Figoni & Falaschi coupe...saw him silently smoke a 5.0 Mustang off the line with it not too long ago - you don't see that at every stoplight!

 

[BellyTank]

Hi-
it's a Talbot-Lago.

There was a 5.0 Mustang a while back that pulled an 8- sec 1/4 with a single turbo...

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[PutALidOnIt]

This victim was just a stock GT, probably early 90's one...I wish I could have seen the kid's face! BTW the guy in the T-L was wearing an old comfy-looking Panama...probably a megafino...