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Daniele Tanto

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Ca. late 1940s/early 1950s Borsalino, very soft weight, velvety feel felt.

11.5cm crown height to the front crease

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Bello. It is possible to see the interior and the paper label if it is still in position? Thanks Steve
 

Daniele Tanto

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A bit of a treat, especially considering in what condition it arrived (see the Other than Ebay etc thread). This brand doesn't show up often, so if it does I'll jump on it. It was a lottery hat, because I didin't know what size it was when I bought it.
Rehfus Olympia homburg in grey. Size 57 (huzzah!) with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. High quality felt and finishing. Weighs 139 grams.

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Excellent hat and, even more, the work for the restoration
 

StuK323

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My latest hat, a custom moss Green fedora from HNC Hatworks (formally Agnoulita Hats)

The model is known as the coach, although it's not offered at this time (similar hats are available)

The specs are:
- Rabbit fur-felt hat body
- 5 1/4" center dent crown
- 3 5/8" raw-edged stiff flat brim
- 1 1/4" grosgrain ribbon hatband
- Rayon satin lining
- Genuine leather sweatband

My hat has a colour pallet based on a Herbert John Poet, worn by a certain scarf-wearing time traveller (for those not familiar with Doctor Who, Tom Baker had 3 different coloured hats, the second one her wore was Bottle Green/Moss green depending who you ask and which light it's under)

I wasn't going for an exact match, as the original hat has a more "Fluffy" look to it which may draw some unfavourable looks from the people at the footy or in town.

Now, I took a bit of a gamble on HNC as I was not familiar with their work before I stumbled across their store on Etsy, I have to say I feel it has more than paid off.

Customer service was excellent, Mr P took me through all the options, even trying to help me work out the best shade of green for the hat I was trying to replicate. Excellent communication and I would certainly recommend them at the price of the hats available, especially as everything is tailored to the wearer's needs as much as possible. The hat came well packaged and with a lovely bag to store it in (sadly the bag had to be used as we lost my pet rabbit a few days later.)
 

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Daniele Tanto

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The market is always open with my sweet disappointment :)
A couple bought some weekd ago with bad pictures and a "special" offer of the seller
Guerra 1855. Color: Black. Size 59 but it is a 60 cm.
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Measurements: Brim 6.2 cm. Ribbon in leather with Guerra pin 1 cm. Low point crown 10 cm. Sweatband is in fabric
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Classic Italian hat from the 60 - 70s. Soft and very malleable felt. Felt finish as “antelope or chamois”. Lined. Used.
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Made in the 60s or 70s of the last century. Guerra 1855 is a very small hats rpoducer that has many type of hats, some are very interesting, some others average and some rare gem
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It will be in the list of the expendable. If someone is falling in love with it write me some lines
 

Daniele Tanto

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The companion of the Guerra 1855 in black
Brasiliano is sometimes associated with Borsalino, but in my opinion is a trademark which used subcontractors to put Italian hats on the market that covered sectors not coveted by large producers.
It's difficult to say who the real manufacturer is, but my opinion is that it's a hat made in Monza
Brasiliano “Echt Leder”. Color: Blue. Size 59 but it is a 60 cm.
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Measurements: Brim 6.5 cm. Ribbon 4 cm. Low point crown 10 cm.
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Sweatband is marked with “ Lepre finissima - Very fine hare”.
The felt is a mix of hare and wool. It is rough and flexible to the touch so my idea is this: it comes from Monza.
The hats produced in Brianza often had the "Lepre Finissima" brand
Lined. Used.
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Very soft and malleable. It has the “Poet” English fashion, so very malleable and “low” on the head with wide brim.
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The colour of the felt is fantastic and the combo with a tone on tone is really interesting
Made in the 70s of the last century.
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It is another of the expendable :)
 

Steve1857

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I'm having trouble reading this one. Possibly "Cerviza"? Not one I've heard of before.

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Established in 1902 according to the sweat label. A Monza company according to the liner logo. It's not easy to photo, but easier to decipher in hand.

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I'll post more in the Italian Brands Hats thread. See #687.

For me, the best feature is the ribbon and bow treatment.

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Pellie

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Steve1857

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StuK323

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Mayser 175 Jahre, so this one is from 1975, i think Mayser started in 1800.
Beautiful hat in a nice color. No label inside.
This is my best Mayser....ooh wait it's also the only one i own :-D
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That is a lovely colour. I’m finding myself drawn to a hat of this colour these days, rather than blacks and greens.
 

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