Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[The Wiser Hatter]

Very nice ad board

 

[Mario]

Just won this nice little Borso for a really good price. Beige felt with brown ribbon.

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[carouselvic]

nice

 

[zetwal]

Good purchase, Enjoy ... :yo:

 

[Mario]

Merci. I hadn't bought a hat in quite some time so I thought I'd jump on this. It's just the color combo I've been after for a long time. Should it turn out to be not to my taste (to be honest I'm not really sure about the amount of taper, it's a little hard to tell from the photos, what with that center dent and all) - well, I didn't pay too much and could still sell it on.

If I had the money I'd gladly buy one of Matt's new Cagney's but, alas, that's definitely not in the budget at the moment...

 

[Rodkins]

I couldn't resist this 1946 Vita-Felt

 

[Chepstow]

Fine Hats Guys, Mario and Mike. Both looks very good.

 

[hatophile]

Nice finds Mario and Mike!

 

[randooch]

+1

Mike, the 8 by 6 1/2 sounds on the larger side of a 1/4. You could be in luck for a perfect fit!

 

[carouselvic]

I couldn't resist this 1946 Vita-Felt

nice

 

[alanfgag]

I couldn't resist this 1946 Vita-Felt

That's a great win... I think you'll like it.

 

[hatophile]

Habig from Ebay, a very nice hat. I'm guessing 50's on age, any ideas?

 

[Chepstow]

Perry, can you post the paper label under the sweat band. Normally, you can read the date on the paper label.

 

[mayserwegener]

Perry, Great find! It is rare to come across a city style Fedora from this time period. As Manfred suggested the paper label info might help with specific year but I am thinking mid to late 1950s (maybe very early 60s). Also it would be great if you could post details in the German - Austrian thread.

 

[hatophile]

OK, so here is the paper tag, looks like 1958? Which would be nice, that's my birth year.
Also, what does the writing say above the numbers?

I will post later in German/Austrian with better pics hopefully.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks! Yes 1958. It says use the number sequence and hat size (56cm) to reorder.

 

[hatophile]

Great, thanks for the info guys. I am going to brush and shape it, then get some more pics.

 

[mayserwegener]

I recently picked up this old (early 1900s) German Straw hat cleaning compound.

 

[randooch]

Such a pristine hat, Perry. Nicely reeled in.

Interesting: they apparently didn't even make hats in the 60+ size range?

 

[Lefty]

I couldn't resist this 1946 Vita-Felt

Very nice.