Good point, my thoughts exactly at first! I thought about it and stopped by the antique store after work today to confirm. Indeed I do believe it to be sweat stains but from another hat due to stacking. I put another hat over the crown of this one and the sweat band of the other hat perfectly...
Thanks. I was not even going to post this, figured something else would come along that did not need cleaning and had a ribbon. I may give cleaning a try if I have time to swing by and grab this one. Couple more poor pics from my phone...
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Opinions on hat discoloration?
I spent part of the weekend hitting local antique stores for some fur felts in a despite attempt to find something to add to my rotation. Even when I was not into hats I rarely ever came across any hats of interest vintage or not besides things like a twill, a...
Thanks for the info. Very informative, I am glad I missed out on that one. I was not particularly looking for a Borsalino from Bollman. Thanks again, good info.
Nice CD. Just curious if you ended up bashing it? I would suspect that you would already of posted some pics if you didn't. Color is close to my monk stetsonian.
Just thought I'd post a WTB thread. Been spending way too much time on ebay and etsy looking for a decent hat to go along with my Mink Stetsonian; below is kind of what I am looking for:
Brim: ~2.5" (2 1/4 or so may be fine)
Crown: ~4.5 or taller
Fur Felt
Some of the styles for example: Akubra...
I was wondering if anybody had some basic info on an Alessandria "II" this is a thin ribbon hat. Not sure how old it is 60s or later? Is the "imperiale" the felt grade? Thanks.
I have been talking with the shop owners (really nice people with a neat history - was Grandfather's shop). Looks like unfortunately the largest brim is ~2" (borderline of being stingy); unfortunately now what I am looking for. The crown heights are measured from brim to brim across the crown...
Thanks for taking a look. I spent some more time looking at all the hats offered and what has sold. My target is hat from the 50s (match form I am looking for). I contacted the owner but it looks like they offer hats from the 60s to 80s mostly. I never did understand why these small hat shops...
Anybody familiar with the Etsy Store "Cappelleria Di Ricco" who sell Borsalino and their other brands that are "styled by Borsalino" NOS hats from the 1960s to 1980s? From their info they bought over 1000 hats from an old hat store (authorized Borsalino) in Italy.
I came across these hats while...
I apologize for my unfruitful posts. Thanks for the tip. I noticed while using google the top posts of interest being from TFL. thanks!
The more I search the more I read from the knowledge of this forum the more I see the majority of ebay sellers selling their "vintage 1950s fedora in excellent...
While looking at some vintage dobbs I came across a newer hat. I was wondering if anybody knew anything about a "Chelsea"...I don't know much info from the seller but crown is ~5", brim ~2", fur felt, ribbon band, color is dark sage (almost black). Sorry for the poor pic. Thanks.
I have modified my search to look for vintage fur hats that use quality felt in the dimensions and color of interest that do not have any physical damage i.e. moth damage. After much reading on TFL replacing sweatbands, hat liners and vintage ribbon (found Sources and instructions on replacing)...
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