Okay,....so who was it here that bought this one?

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Fess up.
Looks to be a very nice hat.
I seriously thought about trying for it but just as an investment because it was probably a bit small for my 7 5/8 noggin.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8401168065

 

[thefedorastore]

I Bid, but was beat out

I confess for bidding but I was beat out. I only bid because I got one the other day (see the thread I started yesterday about blocking hats), restored and hand shaped it into a piece of art!

 

[besdor]

I dont think its realy a Borsalino hat . The company never used body tickets like the one shown . To me its a hat that was renovated and used a Borsalino lining and leather . Let the buyer beware!!

 

[MattC]

It was me

Sorry guys; didn't mean to bid against fellow loungers. There are so many folks on here now. And the hat was tempting, since there are so few 7 1/2s. I'll let you know if I got stung.

Matt

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Aha!

Sorry guys; didn't mean to bid against fellow loungers. There are so many folks on here now. And the hat was tempting, since there are so few 7 1/2s. I'll let you know if I got stung.

Matt

I knew it! It just had to be somebody from here.
I did consider bidding for a moment, but reason got the best of me as I was fairly certain I'd be bidding against someone here.
Congratulations, it looks like a really nice hat. :cheers1:

 

[feltfan]

Cornering the Cavanagh market, eh Matt?

So tell us- is that Cav 30 something special?

 

[MattC]

Cavanagh Lover

Its true; my first hats were hats that had belonged to my Dad, and his last hats were Cavs. I got hooked early. The 30 isn't the hat the guys are referring to in this thread (that was a Borsalino, my other great weakness). But I do have not one but 2 black stingy brim Cavanagh 30s. And the hats are pretty amazing. The felt is so dense they are both very firm, but the felt is buttery to the touch at the same time. I am pretty sure the liners are silk satin. Just very nice hats. They are what got me wearing stingy brims again.

 

[feltfan]

Thanks for the report, Matt. Cavanagh certainly
made nice hats.

Yeah, I have a 50s Cavanagh stingy brim.
It got me wearing stingy brims, too, in the
right context.

But I do prefer the wide brim Cavanaghs.
I can remember when I could afford them, too.