Let's talk straw....Balibuntal?

[vivaciousvivo]

Hey, boys in the back room.....
Anyone that can fill me in on different straws, Balibuntal in particular? Also, the brand of Hopkins. I can't find info on this hat!
Vivacious

 

[WEEGEE]

Palm Hats

Balibuntal is palm.
???

Palm like this?

 

[vivaciousvivo]

Nooooooo.......it is a fine straw. But I haven't seen one like it on the web yet. Nor the brand of "The Hopkins"....Baltimore. Google that and you get all kind of Johns Hopkins web sites!
Vivacious

 

[vivaciousvivo]

P.S.
How can I post a photo of it here? I can't figure out this site's mechanics. Email me at govivo@floodcity.net if needed. Or answer here!
Vivacious

 

[cookie]

Balibuntals and Parabuntals

These come from the Phillipines and are pretty good. They sell them at Strand Hatters in Sydney but they prefer the Panamas for longevity. I have had a few of the cheaper ones which were great and sold by chemists for AUD30 now unavailable from them and cost AUD150 in hatters.

 

[vivaciousvivo]

These come from the Phillipines and are pretty good. They sell them at Strand Hatters in Sydney but they prefer the Panamas for longevity. I have had a few of the cheaper ones which were great and sold by chemists for AUD30 now unavailable from them and cost AUD150 in hatters.

Cookie,
By chemists do you mean at a drug store? Sorry, I am such a yankee! Are the hats old ones that you know of? Or are they currently made? I found an old one, and am trying to research it.
VV

 

[cookie]

Buntals

Yes - in the drugstores - private ones.

They did not advertise them as that but they were called Lucban hats.

They had a stiffening wire in the brim..

They suddenly disappeared - maybe a price point problem - that's all modern chemists are interested in these days - turnover.

 

[RedPop4]

I see there's a hat that LOOKS nice on the Bay, right now. It's a Hopkins of Baltimore, is that why you're asking?

 

[cookie]

Straws

There is also a boater on the UK version....

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I just received this no-name Italian hat. It’s the lightest hat I’ve ever held...by a large margin. I was thinking about putting in a leather sweat, but I don’t want to weigh it down and the added thickness of the leather would no doubt ruin the now perfect fit.

I’ve read conflicting information on balibuntal but I’m an instant fan.



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[alanfgag]

I know of balibuntal as a Buri palm woven hat from the Philippines. Perhaps this was imported by and sold from Italy, also known for trade in imported straw hats. It can be a very lightweight material. Is this a vintage hat?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I know of balibuntal as a Buri palm woven hat from the Philippines. Perhaps this was imported by and sold from Italy, also known for trade in imported straw hats. It can be a very lightweight material. Is this a vintage hat?

Thanks, Alan. It’s a used hat, but I don’t know about vintage. The seller was not the original owner and knew nothing about the hat. There’s nothing under the fabric sweatband. It doesn’t have the vibe of an old hat, if you know what I mean? I don’t have a scale to weigh the hat but it’s only a few grams.


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