In the search for something rarely seen in Italian hat making, a Barbisio unexpectedly arrives
Probably assembled by the Cervo hat factory at the end of the production of Barbisio hats, it uses a fantastic felt for quality, lightness and color.
It is a typical mid-season hat, light, unlined...
I went in blindly taking a gamble.
The label indicated that it was the oldest Morreton I had ever encountered in my life as a hat hunter
The shape was that of a hat from the beginning of the last century
The saleswoman was aware of its value and so I pressed the button hoping for good luck...
I went in blindly taking a gamble.
The label indicated that it was the oldest Morreton I had ever encountered in my life as a hat hunter
The shape was that of a hat from the beginning of the last century
The saleswoman was aware of its value and so I pressed the button hoping for good luck...
"She's a mystery to me" as Roy Orbison said a few years ago.
Branded Bantam it has all the characteristics of a hat from Central Europe
but I have never encountered this brand that was used by the Cappellificio Cervo and by Stetson
This time I'm posting a photo of the paper label and lining...
Thanks a lot. It is now difficult to find on the Italian and European market productions that have some touch of originality. I was lucky, "La Famigliare" it is not a big Italian hats producers name, but what I found is always well done.
Dear Charlie, it has not been an easy year health-wise...
n my life as a convalescent waiting to find my best shape, I indulge in some purchases of hats that have, for me, some interest.
Cappellificio "La Famigliare" Montevarchi located near Arezzo in Tuscany.
The size is a perfect 59 and its name is "Bolivar".
The paper label under the sweatband...
A weekend of hats gathered in two sunny days and unseasonal temperatures.
Saturday was the turn of the black Habig - Wien.
Homburg with extremely high quality felt. Soft and with a peachy surface to the touch.
Well preserved, made in the Fifties,despite the years it kept me company with a...
A few small considerations on these hats happily donated to Stefan.
He has been and perhaps will be again, depending on our mutual addictions, my biggest hat exchanger in the FL universe.
The contacts between Veneto and the Netherlands have been fruitful and full of satisfaction for both of...
It is a really nice hat. Felt is a "Misto" (fur+wool) to obtain this texture with nap
Propaganda means promote or advertise, so it could be a sample hat sent to a distributor or a shop to show the quality of the Borsalino hats. The trademark in the crown is what make me think of this "use" of...
These are the Monza factory hats in the so far year 1933
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cappellifici_a_Monza_nel_1933_per_anno_di_fondazione
Maybe you will find somenthing also in this list named by locations
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cappellifici_a_Monza_nel_1933...
Another gem leaving Verona.
Flechet. Qualité: Pilote Uni Ras. Color: Meuse. Size 60 cm.
Measurements: Brim 5 cm. Ribbon 4 cm. Crown low point 11 cm.
Homburg hat with slightly curled brims called Lord Hat in Anglo-Saxon countries. Lined. New.
Made in the 50s or 60s of the last century
Ask...
Some gems that are ready to leave, despite myself.
Tirard. Color: Noir. Size 60 cm.
Measurements: Brim 5 cm. Ribbon 4 cm. Crown low point 11 cm.
Felt with "Flammand" finish. Lined. New.
Evening hat with very short hair finish and shiny when it catches the light.
Unobtainable in modern...
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