Help with ID:Borsalino Misto??Grey,etc

[moustache]

need help with the ID of a Borsalino .I won this on ebay .A 6-7/8 Borsalino Misto.Grey with a 2.25" brim.Looks to be brand new or rather close to it.

Any info would be helpful.I should receive this hat wednesday or thursday.
Will let you know how it looks LIVE!!

Moustache

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Lucky you! But I thought you wore a bigger hat size.

This is an early to mid '50s Borsalino, I reckon.

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[BellyTank]

...could be a tad older.

B
T

 

[DOUGLAS]

That is a beautiful Borsalino.The condition looks perfect. It also seems to have a curragated sweat liner at the front. Bravo, I have read some where on the Lounge that the feature was a post war addition.

 

[moustache]

Size 6-7/8 or 7...

Lucky you! But I thought you wore a bigger hat size.

This is an early to mid '50s Borsalino, I reckon.

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depending on which brand and hat.I figured that if it was a bit tight,out comes the hat stretcher.Always better than larger,in mycase.Borsalino tends to be a bit larger on my head.Therefore a size 6-7/8 usually fits well.
Guess i will find out later this week!!;-{)

Moustache

 

[MK]

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If you can wear a 6 7/8, you are a lucky man. Those sizes are plentiful and not many people bid on them. You can buy gorgeous vintage hats all day for a steal.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

That liner is apparently from the mid 30s. I have one (a misto, even) that was just resized by Art. They're very nice. very very soft. Mine has a cav-type edge. Looks like yours might, too.

Now, Misto means compound, so perhaps a mixture of hair types?

bk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

depending on which brand and hat.I figured that if it was a bit tight,out comes the hat stretcher.Always better than larger,in mycase.Borsalino tends to be a bit larger on my head.Therefore a size 6-7/8 usually fits well.
Guess i will find out later this week!!;-{)

Moustache

I find that Borsas run pretty much the same size as older stetsons. 6 7/8 is a little small for me, and 7 is a little loose, i'm somewhere in between so i tend towards the 7 to save the red streak across the forehead.

bk

 

[moustache]

Great!!

If you can wear a 6 7/8, you are a lucky man. Those sizes are plentiful and not many people bid on them. You can buy gorgeous vintage hats all day for a steal.

There is a lot to be said
about having a small head

I'm not a very short fella but admit i have a smaller head size.And you are right that smaller hats don't seem to command the prices on e*** or other auction houses.Only wish the funds were there for unlimited buys!!

Moustache

 

[moustache]

It has arrived!!!

That liner is apparently from the mid 30s. I have one (a misto, even) that was just resized by Art. They're very nice. very very soft. Mine has a cav-type edge. Looks like yours might, too.

Now, Misto means compound, so perhaps a mixture of hair types?

bk

The Borsa Misto has arrived in the post today!! Amazing hat it is!! I have some more research to do on it's actual age.The information from the fine gentlemen here has helped immensely!! And if it IS a fedora from the 30's ,i'm a lucky guy!!It is in mint condition and looks never to have been worn.The liner says "Misto" and "Pauson-San Francisco".These are the numbers on the white tag under the band:
2590M 47973 6-7/8" M Acciaio nero

The Nero i know means black(maybe the band on the crown??.
Of course,the 6-7/8 is self explanitory.
The rest i know nothing about.Maybe someone else knows.
The hat fits PERFECT!!! And so soft and sweet.Brim is 2-3/8".Teardrop bucket.
I will shoot some new photos friday.Until then here are a few i posted before.

JD