Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

[deadlyhandsome]

Anyone any ideas of what this hat is or something similar?

I’m going to plug my friend Brett Siles of the B!Ware Hat Co. He’ll make you a custom cap and it will cost you about $50 including shipping!

http://mariposa.yosemite.net/bwear/

 

[Rmccamey]

Look at you without a bowler hat.

It happens somtimes

 

[dkstott]

Anyone any ideas of what this hat is or something similar?

How's this work for you??

Baxter - 8 Panel British Made Wool Felt Cap by Gamble and Gunn — Gamble and Gunn

The Baxter our British made 8 panel button top cap created in the finest warm rust brown 100% wool felt,luxuriously soft and comfortable to wear; This cap can be dressed up for a formal occassion or will be ideal on casual days.

gambleandgunn.com

 

[belfastboy]

How's this work for you??

http://[URL]https://gambleandgunn.c...ritish-made-wool-felt-cap-by-gamble-and-gunn/

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I really like the look of the cap. Wonder how the felted wool will stand up compared to woven tweed?

 

[dkstott]

I really like the look of the cap. Wonder how the felted wool will stand up compared to woven tweed?

I'm very happy with my 4 tweed caps from them. I think @GHT has a fedora or two from them.

 

[belfastboy]

I'm very happy with my 4 tweed caps from them. I think @GHT has a fedora or two from them.

But you have not tried their felted wool at all?

 

[dkstott]

But you have not tried their felted wool at all?

No, I haven't tried their wool felt caps.. yet...

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I really like the look of the cap. Wonder how the felted wool will stand up compared to woven tweed?

I wonder the same thing. I would think the woven wool would weather the elements and time better, but…? I think felted wool is used in a lot of cuffley caps.

 

[GHT]

I'm very happy with my 4 tweed caps from them. I think @GHT has a fedora or two from them.

Indeed I have, more than pleased with them too.

 

[dkstott]

I really like the look of the cap. Wonder how the felted wool will stand up compared to woven tweed?

I reached out to the folks at Gamble & Gunn regarding this cap.

Here's their response about the durability vs tweed;

"It should do well in weather, but tweed is definitely more durable, if it does get wet, please ensure it is dried away from a heat source. I would avoid getting it too wet to be honest to be on the safe side."

 

[belfastboy]

I reached out to the folks at Gamble & Gunn regarding this cap.

Here's their response about the durability vs tweed;

"It should do well in weather, but tweed is definitely more durable, if it does get wet, please ensure it is dried away from a heat source. I would avoid getting it too wet to be honest to be on the safe side."

I have a newsboy cap commissioned from AmiCharnel (alas he no longer seems to be making them). It has a waterproof layer between the tweed and the lining. It is my 'go to' foul weather hat and the tweed (Harris) is indestructable. I suspected the felted wool would have some downside. Thanks,

 

[realCHVSE]

Hello! I recently purchased a Fedora at a garage sale of a family that was moving for $1, (they said the hat belonged to their departed grandfather.) After further inspection and research I can’t seem to find ANYTHING about what this hat is, although I’ve seen numerous articles about Borsalino having a Zenit hat in the early 1900’s. I’ve yet to find any photos to identify it! Please help me understand what I have and the history behind it. Thank you!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hello! I recently purchased a Fedora at a garage sale of a family that was moving for $1, (they said the hat belonged to their departed grandfather.) After further inspection and research I can’t seem to find ANYTHING about what this hat is, although I’ve seen numerous articles about Borsalino having a Zenit hat in the early 1900’s. I’ve yet to find any photos to identify it! Please help me understand what I have and the history behind it. Thank you!

This really looks like a modern hat to me. Can you fold back the leather sweatband and find the factory label? It should be glued to the felt that is covered by the leather sweatband. Normally it’s at the back of the hat near the sweatband seam. You might also have to move the liner and/or reed tape to see it. If you can add a photo of that label it would help a lot.

 

[realCHVSE]

here is the label!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

here is the label! View attachment 469438

Great! We have some real experts on Borsalinos here, but my inexpert guess is 1980s or more recent. I’m curious s to see what those in the know have to say about the hat. A 7 ⅜ for $1…that’s a deal I’d take any day! Good find. I hope it fits.

 

[steur]

here is the label! View attachment 469438

It's indeed a more modern one, trying to use the Zenit name as a marketing tool. Fairly common but it's still Borsalino made. Hard to tell which decade since these labels haven't changed since the early eighties.

 

[StuK323]

Hello everyone, recently I became the owner of a Stetson made under licence in Australia. I’m unsure of the style, although I have reasons to believe it’s a whippet. There is only the brand and logo on the sweat band, no mention of type of hat. I am struggling to date this hat or even confirm if it should be a whippet. Part of me is wondering if it’s not as “legit vintage” as I first thought. Any help, much appreciated.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hello everyone, recently I became the owner of a Stetson made under licence in Australia. I’m unsure of the style, although I have reasons to believe it’s a whippet. There is only the brand and logo on the sweat band, no mention of type of hat. I am struggling to date this hat or even confirm if it should be a whippet. Part of me is wondering if it’s not as “legit vintage” as I first thought. Any help, much appreciated.

The binding looks too narrow for it to be a Whippet…that’s one of the defining characteristics of the Whippet.

 

[StuK323]

This is what confuses me so much. All the Australian hats have the hat style in the sweat band that I’ve seen. This hat has a snap brim which is why I was thinking Fedora.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This is what confuses me so much. All the Australian hats have the hat style in the sweat band that I’ve seen. This hat has a snap brim which is why I was thinking Fedora.

It is a fedora. It’s a good looking hat and I like the proportions a lot. Can’t say what model it is, but it looks like it’s a quality hat.