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Thanks, Steve. I’ll flip it and buy another Gannon!Congrats, Brent. Looks a beauty.
Thanks, Steve. I’ll flip it and buy another Gannon!Congrats, Brent. Looks a beauty.
Nice find Brent.Kind of surprised my offer was accepted:
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Nice find Brent.
Looks like one of Claude Monet’s hats.Antique Men's Panama Hat And Ladies French Velour Camel Color Hat With Brooch
About all I know about it as I could not pry any other info out of the auction house. I will probably tell them to keep the ladies hat (or at least the box it came with) as the shipping would exceed the value (AFAIK).
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Antique Men's Panama Hat And Ladies French Velour Camel Color Hat With Brooch
About all I know about it as I could not pry any other info out of the auction house. I will probably tell them to keep the ladies hat (or at least the box it came with) as the shipping would exceed the value (AFAIK).
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Good luck on that, it's truly a beauty of a hat, well worth the calculated risk, I would certainly have gone for it. What struck me is the coincidence of your hat and the one that I have just ordered. Through a good friend I learned of a small UK firm, in the county of Devon, who do bespoke orders as well as ready made. I ordered a hat, not to dissimilar to your Borsalino.I have a hat on order that is apparently going to be an extremely rare find. I ordered a Borsalino Bellagio in Silverbelly from DelMonico Hatter. I got a call from Ben saying that the hat had some water damage on the hatband. He sent me these pictures:
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Apparently, Silverbelly is a really unique color which even Ben said will not be re-ordered during next Fall. So, this is apparently the only hat left. He offered a price reduction on the hat. I told him how much it would cost to replace the band. He was really nice about the whole thing, and reduced the price to $200.
He even put the hat on expedited shipping for me. I plan to have the outer band changed by JJ Hat Center while keeping the Borsalino bow to return the hat to it's proper condition. Ben assured me that the damage did not get through to the felt.
Fingers crossed, hopefully.
Good luck on that, it's truly a beauty of a hat, well worth the calculated risk, I would certainly have gone for it. What struck me is the coincidence of your hat and the one that I have just ordered. Through a good friend I learned of a small UK firm, in the county of Devon, who do bespoke orders as well as ready made. I ordered a hat, not to dissimilar to your Borsalino.
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Now I await to see the result.
ExcellentLooks like it should shape up nice:View attachment 433608View attachment 433609
That is going to be a beauty after a bit of tlc, Brent. Nice find.Looks like it should shape up nice:View attachment 433608View attachment 433609
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I looked at that one this morning, hopefully the size is accurate.Trimble:
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I was assured it’s a size 7 1/2…after recent experiences I’ll believe it when I see it.
I looked at that one this morning, hopefully the size is accurate.
Very nice!Trimble:
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I was assured it’s a size 7 1/2…after recent experiences I’ll believe it when I see it.