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  1. Windsock8e

    Dating borsalino liner logos

    Aah, I would normally agree, but then I am eyeing up some other hats and just received my first Fed IV (my wife has a mormon cousin and got really confused as she did not know what open crown meant/is and thought I was saying something) so I am in crazy hat acquisition mode but did not win the...
  2. Windsock8e

    Dating borsalino liner logos

    Hello, I have come across a Borsalino in a shop which is a little pricey but nice. Trying to work out if it is worth the price. The label behind the hatband says " T2327 7238 MACCI410". There is no liner, just a plastic diamond with the Borsalino label stitched in. Any ideas or am I just...
  3. Windsock8e

    Is Naphtha called "WHITE SPIRITS" over here?

    Thread revival - just wondering whether 8 years on, there is a view on how to clean hats in the UK, aka what is the naphtha UK equivalent please ?
  4. Windsock8e

    German & Austrian Hutmachers

    Thanks. I am new to hats - or I should say vintage hats / non-modern production so question - do I use a hat adjuster or is it better to send off to a proper hat specialist? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Windsock8e

    German & Austrian Hutmachers

    Dermotta I found in a shop. Brim 2 3/8, open crown a little over 5 inches. Black but looks charcoal with black ribbon. Any ideas on age? I suspect post-war, 1949? The felt is wonderful, like sculpting material. It says it is 55cm but I am 56.6 and it fits me... just (without forcing it on)...
  7. Windsock8e

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Fedoras in Amsterdam - I just landed here with a bunch of random meetings around the city - any accessible vintage or other shops where I might check out some fedoras? I only have today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. Windsock8e

    For Sale: Art Fawcett V.S. Fedora in Sahara size 7(+)

    Just wondering if this got sold in the end?
  9. Windsock8e

    Showcase of Non-Indy Federations

    That's a great picture. I've been thinking about a diamond or C-crown (is that the same as a teardrop?), but for sure, the diamond looks very interesting. Is their a "how to" thread somewhere here or shall I just search on you tube? By "Big", I was thinking of the combination of high crown...
  10. Windsock8e

    Showcase of Non-Indy Federations

    Resurrecting an old thread as I posted originally in the wrong place (ask a question but couldn't work out how to move it). About to order as my first Akubra a carbon grey Fed IV. Despite reading up through the various threads and having decided to go for the Fed IV, vaguely unsure given all...
  11. Windsock8e

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    Uh... yeah, so your cynicism may be well founded as I was actually arguing with myself as to why I should not order both... Let's not complicate things by throwing the campdraft into the mix. Argh, too late... maybe a carbon Fed and moonstone CD? Wait, no, stick to the plan... !
  13. Windsock8e

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Thanks @tropicalbob, @Bob Roberts and @RJR for the quick feedback. I somehow misread about the Fed IV dimensions but having had a look at this again, absolutely agree. Now for the decision as a first fed IV on a carbon grey or moonstone / standard or deluxe but see that there are numerous...
  14. Windsock8e

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Thanks very much for the kind welcome! I will try and move my post there and look forward to gently losing my mind over hats and other items.
  15. Windsock8e

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Greetings all This is my first post (and a little long) although I have been working my way through the wealth of information on this site for a while. Having dabbled in hats at the general mass-market level in the past, and picked up a few contemporary fedoras in second hand shops, I am still...
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