Plush Borsalino

[Dinerman]

Baron- I found one too. Same markings on the sweatband even. Yours is a lot older though.

Well- you could say I've been making out like a bandit.

In the basement room of an antique store in hampden, bawlmer sat two hats.
The first was a '60's cheap-o stingy. Moth eaten all up. I counted over 20. There was a good 3 inch tear in the felt where the crown met the brim. The seller wanted 35 bucks for it. Absolutely nuts!

But, sitting on the peg below it was a mint condition plush borsalino.
It's sort of a dark eggplant color.
Brim is just shy of 2 inches and is raw edge.

Here come the interior markings:

XXXXXX (that's 6 X's)
size 5
standard borsalino logo on sweatband

Also stamped with
"A. Radiconcini
[something I can't make out]
Via del corso- 139 Via due macelli- 115"

The liner logo is the blue oval with gold lettering. Above the Borsalino scrpt, it says Marque Grand Luxe.

The serial tag only has one set of numbers, "11558" and the words "Lupo" and "Uranio"
Roma"

 

[Slicksuit]

Let's see the picture of it, especially of you wearing it!

 

[Dinerman]

I'll get some of me in it up soon, but here are some basic shots of just the hat.

 

[moustache]

Oooooooooo

Oh so very nice!!!!!!
I'm very envious!!!!

JD

 

[John in Covina]

Awesome Eggplant color!

 

[duggap]

Wow

Douglas you had better start guarding your territory a little stronger, looks like dinerman has come down with a strong case of collectorism. Nice find dinerman, keep it up while your luck is on the good side.

Duggap

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Radiconcini, too, eh? Was this the only store that sold these hats? One would doubt it . . .

Very nice, Dinerman. Love the colour.

bk

 

[Dinerman]

I also passed up a beautiful '50's adam fedora. 2-1/4 inch brim with a nice cavanagh edge. Wide band with a back bow. The inside still had all the tags and everything. It was a size seven, the sellers had the price tag through the brim, and I'd just bought the borsalino, so it stayed in the window.

 

[Dinerman]

you wanted pictures of me wearing it?
here they are.

 

[Garrett]

Dinerman, I can't tell ya how much I'm gonna love this hat! What size do you wear usually?

 

[Dinerman]

I usually wear a 7-1/4. It really doesn't fit me at all.
It was that "Oh my god, plush Borsalino", gotta have, gotta wear.
Then I got home and reaized that if I move it falls off my head. See how high up it's sitting, and how it's cocked forward?

 

[ideaguy]

super hat- my other half loves hers,was originally meant for me, but here again-
too small for me, perfect for her- hers is a shade darker, but still in the neighborhood of your color. You're gonna love it-congrats!