I love seeing these kind of pictures, but I have to admit I look at them with mixed feelings. All at once I am in awe at the size and quality of your collection, admiration for your courage to let go of so many of your darlings and anxiety that I really should do the same thing and cut down a...
Very cool find, Steve. Can't shed much light on the maker though. The only silk hat factory that has it's history halfway decently documented is Spoorenberg of Eindhoven. And they were certainly older than 1920. Wouldn't put it past them though to make hats under another brandname as they did...
The hats of the week again.
Borsalino Caffe (another chance after the dreary weather it got last week)
Mossant Castor Hudson
Borsalino Bronzo
Borsalino Nembo
Borsalino Castoro
Borsalino Gulaela
Dobbs Hanover Square
Stetson 3X Open Road
Hoc by Gerardo Riva
Mossant heather
And that's just for the spot because the rather nice looking historic house will be demolished, so it really is location, location, location!
I have a feeling though that the new owner doesn't have the same dress sense you do, Robert. Impeccable as aalways.
For sale is this Barbisio fedora in natural or more a cream colour. Size 59 with the raw edge brim a 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Very soft felt with a great hand. No label inside the hat unfortunately. Very odd is the suede finish sweatband. Gorgeous hat, but not my size...
This week a hat turned up that has been made by Gerardo Riva of Monza (I have yet to take pictures). This had me looking into Riva as a maker. Well, he was. The (registered) trademarks with the names "Rival" and "Delione" start in 1938, with a renewal in 1947. The same brand names pop up in 1960...
This one went for far more than I'm comfortable with, but just to save it for posterity, here it is. So not my hat (alas).
GB Borsalino fu Lazzaro bowler in grey. Size 57. Dang that is a fine bowler!
Not my hat, but worth posting for posterity because they rarely pop up.
J. Heinr. Ita extra qualität fedora in a size 56. Listed as marine blue, but you wouldn't say that from the pictures.
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