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[randooch]

C'est tres belle.

 

[rlk]

Mossant pour une Femme

 

[rlk]

Fléchet Beret Floue

Sorry about the model. The only female around hid under the chair after I put a hat on her.[huh]

 

[alanfgag]

very sweet.

 

[Walt]

I bought this hat on Saturday morning from a yard sale for 25 cents. I think I did all right. Sized 7 ¼ - 6 – 59 no model name. No mothholes or nibbles nice and clean. I am very happy and my first Borsalino. It even has a wind cord! All for a quarter!

Congrats! Man you did well!!! I never see anything anywhere near that cheap at yard sales even for cheap wool garbage. Seems like most people selling anymore are looking everything up on ebay and the internet thanks to all of these TV shows promoting "picking."

 

[mayserwegener]

Mayser Talpa (Mole in Italian), size 56cm, 1930s. This is the first old Mayser soft felt I have found after looking for 6 years so very rare. The Velour color and finish (Mole like?) are right up there with the finest old Austrian Velours. More details in the German - Austrian thread.

 

[Joshbru3]

FANTASTIC, Steve!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

It seems that the pre-war Germans/Austrians really liked gray sweatbands.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks! This is my top find so far this yer. It does appear gray is popular. They could also be trying to coordinate with felt color. I know this is was the case with JHS.

 

[alanfgag]

Wow... like an animal. I want to pet it. Just beautiful, Steve.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks! A Euro Mole.

 

[Vampyre Master]

Gambler /Plantation
just got this in a charity shop it was in a bad way but with some TLC looking good

VM

 

[RBH]

VM... dunk the whole hat in water till it is soaked.
Be sure to do this when you can wear it til it is dry.
The palm leafs likes and needs a dunking ever so often.

You can also shape it with ease when it has been dunked.

 

[Vampyre Master]

VM... dunk the whole hat in water till it is soaked.
Be sure to do this when you can wear it til it is dry.
The palm leafs likes and needs a dunking ever so often.

You can also shape it with ease when it has been dunked.

Oh cool thanks for the advice any tips on the gap on the bibbon
VM

 

[RBH]

Oh cool thanks for the advice any tips on the gap on the bibbon
VM

The dunking ... most times ...will make the bibbon conform to the straw.

 

[DNO]

Oh cool thanks for the advice any tips on the gap on the bibbon
VM

If the dunking doesn't do it, you can stretch one side of the ribbon using moisture and an iron, as in the first box on this page: http://lynnmcmasters.com/petersham.html

I've done this with vintage grosgrain and it worked well.

 

[1961MJS]

VM... dunk the whole hat in water till it is soaked.
Be sure to do this when you can wear it til it is dry.
The palm leafs likes and needs a dunking ever so often.

You can also shape it with ease when it has been dunked.

Hi, I own three no four Sun Body palm leaf hats now, I used to own another one, but I let it dry out and it cracked (when I sat on it). If you dunk your hat once a month in the summer, it will last a LOT longer.

Later

 

[Vampyre Master]

If the dunking doesn't do it, you can stretch one side of the ribbon using moisture and an iron, as in the first box on this page: http://lynnmcmasters.com/petersham.html

I've done this with vintage grosgrain and it worked well.

Yessss what a tip worked like a dream thanks
VM

 

[mayserwegener]

Wilke Melone, size 6 Point, probably 1930s. Custom model for Breiter Munich.

 

[gamez32]

baby blue Stetson Imperial I picked up from Roberto from City Vintage

 

[randooch]

Wow, gamez, that's a looker! Lots of stitching next to the sweatband. What's that about?

I still don't have a hat with two colors of grosgrain, one for the ribbon, one for the brim binding.

Therefore, the search must continue!