Borsalino Hat Museum Pictures

[150719541]

The museum is open only on the weekends. You can take pictures but you cant touch any of the hats . I went with the director of Borsalino and was able to touch and feel all of the hats. It was an amazing experience.




Steven
www.bencrafthats.com

Really I am envy, that is fantastic ¡¡¡¡ Thanks to post pictures
Cheers ¡¡¡¡¡¡ :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

http://www.architetturadelmoderno.it/scheda_nodo.php?id=383&lang=_eng

 

[Aureliano]

Link doesn' work...

 

[DJH]

This is the link

 

[gtdean48]

... What do you say to the controversy of vintage felt versus modern felt? Some swear up and down that the old stuff is superior, while others claim that modern felt is as good as the old ever was...

I haven't been to the museum or been a hat merchant but I have been handling vintage fedoras since my grandfather died in 1981, still have his Open Road that I trashed in reenactments of the War Between the States. I have a vintage early 1950's Borsalino Alessandria snagged off the 'Bay & a "modern" Borsalino Alessandria that I bought new at Peters Bros. Hats in Ft Worth in the late 1980's. Side-by-side comparison, there is no comparison in the felt. The 1950's felt is far superior in all aspects. Literally, like night & day. Next FedoraFest I get to, I'll bring them both.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Here is a slideshow.

http://www.borsalino.com/swf/museo_en.swf

 

[Aureliano]

I posted these about a year ago when I visited the museum. In case someone missed them here's the link.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?51691-My-trip-to-Alessandria-The-Borsalino-Museum...

 

[buler]

Huge disappointment for me. I was just in Italy and did a special day trip to Alessandria. Found the museum. Nobody home. It was a Sunday, so it was supposed to be open. Hung around for over 2 hours hoping it would open. No luck. Will post pics of outside when I get back to the states.

B

 

[randooch]

What a bummer! Extended siesta, maybe? Business hours are anything but hard-n-fast over there, I've found.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Sorry to heat that Bill I know you where hoping to see it.

 

[Tomasso]

Extended siesta, maybe?

Yeah, it's called August.

 

[Tonio]

Anyone been to the museum recently?