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[Tukwila]

Echter Borsalino "Gulaela" Export Qualität, French Point Size 6 1/2, Crown Open 5 1/2 inches, Brim 2 3/8 inches probably later 1950s. The overall condition is excellence. The medium weight "Pomice/Pumice" color felt is fantastic. It easily dry creases and has an fine hand. I didn't take a photo of the paper label but it doesn't have the vertical "Borsalino" on the left side. "Export Qualität" was added around the mid to later 1950s and "Echter Borsalino" was dropped in the early 1960s. "Export Qualität" remained in use until the mid 1980s but eventually fell out of use after the original Borsalino factory was closed and the company was sold.

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Wow, that is one gorgeous Borsalino, Steve... and in my size too! Looks pristine! I'm in awe of your fine collection.

 

[Tukwila]

Porkie!! My first true stingy pork pie. This Stetson Royal Deluxe has all the bells and whistles. Very fine felt to hand, heavy winter weight. Rich chocolate brown. Embracing the stingy at 2" brim and a 4" pork pie crown. This hat is the referral from our own @Frunobulax . Such a guy! More pictures and details tonight when I get home from the theater.
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A Porkpie with a backbow no less! Great lid, Red!

 

[Zombie_61]

Porkie!! My first true stingy pork pie. This Stetson Royal Deluxe has all the bells and whistles. Very fine felt to hand, heavy winter weight. Rich chocolate brown. Embracing the stingy at 2" brim and a 4" pork pie crown. This hat is the referral from our own @Frunobulax . Such a guy! More pictures and details tonight when I get home from the theater.
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Now you're talkin'! If only I could find one in my size...with a slightly taller crown...for a price I could live with without the hat needing a complete rework...and a Diamond crease...

 

[Redfokker]

Now you're talkin'! If only I could find one in my size...with a slightly taller crown...for a price I could live with without the hat needing a complete rework...and a Diamond crease...

I have been wanting a true pork pie in a higher quality for a while. The back bow is just a bonus.

 

[steur]

Picked this one up last week. Tonak is not usually a brand I'm too keen on because of their wildly varying quality. This one is very nice though and I was especially caught by the nice proportions. Tonak Flex in brown. Bound brim at about 7cm and crown at 9,5cm at the pinch. No liner, but I'm working on that.

 

[steur]

Porkie!! My first true stingy pork pie. This Stetson Royal Deluxe has all the bells and whistles. Very fine felt to hand, heavy winter weight. Rich chocolate brown. Embracing the stingy at 2" brim and a 4" pork pie crown. This hat is the referral from our own @Frunobulax . Such a guy! More pictures and details tonight when I get home from the theater.
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Looks good on you, Mike. Another one added to the collection; you're unstoppable.

 

[Frunobulax]

Porkie!! My first true stingy pork pie. This Stetson Royal Deluxe has all the bells and whistles. Very fine felt to hand, heavy winter weight. Rich chocolate brown. Embracing the stingy at 2" brim and a 4" pork pie crown. This hat is the referral from our own @Frunobulax . Such a guy! More pictures and details tonight when I get home from the theater.
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Looks great, Mike. Glad you went for it.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Redfokker]

Looks great, Mike. Glad you went for it.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

Thanks Jim! I really appreciate the heads up.

 

[Redfokker]

Picked this one up last week. Tonak is not usually a brand I'm too keen on because of their wildly varying quality. This one is very nice though and I was especially caught by the nice proportions. Tonak Flex in brown. Bound brim at about 7cm and crown at 9,5cm at the pinch. No liner, but I'm working on that.

Pretty color. The felt looks nice. Can't wait to see those liners.

 

[Redfokker]

Looks good on you, Mike. Another one added to the collection; you're unstoppable.

Shhhh! Don't tell my wife.

 

[splintercellsz]

Shhhh! Don't tell my wife.

What hat, i don't see any hats in here

 

[mayserwegener]

Wow, that is one gorgeous Borsalino, Steve... and in my size too! Looks pristine! I'm in awe of your fine collection.

Thanks!

 

[quikrick]

This one showed up yesterday. Stetson Open Road 4X. This baby has seen some action over the years! Comes complete with sweat stains, moth holes and a cracked up sweat band. I immediately treated the sweat band with leather conditioner to help save it, seemed to work. I wish the seller would have been more forthright about the moth holes, he mentioned it but didn't show good close up pics. I love the Fawn color. Overall it looks good from a distance!

 

[OldStrummer]

After a late arrival home from a business trip today, I was thrilled to learn my new Dobbs Rosebud had been delivered! A great excuse to take off early and head home. Here it is. It's labeled 7-1/4 Long Oval, but it fits a little on the large side. I'm going to add a spacer or two and hope that it shrinks a bit.

I'm going to wear it the rest of the day!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This one showed up yesterday. Stetson Open Road 4X. This baby has seen some action over the years! Comes complete with sweat stains, moth holes and a cracked up sweat band. I immediately treated the sweat band with leather conditioner to help save it, seemed to work. I wish the seller would have been more forthright about the moth holes, he mentioned it but didn't show good close up pics. I love the Fawn color. Overall it looks good from a distance!

Rick, I saw the listing & made note of the condition. I really like the color also. It is similar to Akubra's Taupe Fawn. In low lighting Taupe Fawn does turn a bit more brown than shown below. Michael R has one also. It's a great color & can be worn with most anything but gray.

 

[mayserwegener]

Picked this one up last week. Tonak is not usually a brand I'm too keen on because of their wildly varying quality. This one is very nice though and I was especially caught by the nice proportions. Tonak Flex in brown. Bound brim at about 7cm and crown at 9,5cm at the pinch. No liner, but I'm working on that.

Stefan, This one is from 1954 so still fairly early (after JHS). Tonak used better parts for American market hats and closer to JHS time wise the better (late 1940s early 1950s). I still have some really nice Tonak hats made for the domestic market (similar to this hat) into the late 1950s.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/255-czech-hat-find-may-2016/?hl=tonak

 

[mayserwegener]

"Echt Panama" J. Pul Muntplein 5 Amsterdam, 59cm, Crown 5 inches, Brim 2 3/8 inches probably late 1950s maybe later. This hat was one of a recent 3 hat find that included a Rehfus & Cie. / Hutfabrikanten Homburg and a Echter Borsalino Homburg. I tend to think it was blocked and dressed locally. I really like the ribbon design and blocking / form.

J. Pul Jr. Muntplein 5 Amsterdam probably 1920s - 1930s.

 

[quikrick]

Rick, I saw the listing & made note of the condition. I really like the color also. It is similar to Akubra's Taupe Fawn. In low lighting Taupe Fawn does turn a bit more brown than shown below. Michael R has one also. It's a great color & can be worn with most anything but gray.

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Yeah Thanks, Lately I've been attracted to brown/brownish hats, so I had to have it. It'l be a out door camping type hat. I usually wear the brim snapped up on my hats, but this one has a 2 3/4" brim and I think it looks cool snapped down. The eBay ad also said it was late '60s early '70s... I think it's closer to mid '80s

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Porkie!! My first true stingy pork pie. This Stetson Royal Deluxe has all the bells and whistles. Very fine felt to hand, heavy winter weight. Rich chocolate brown. Embracing the stingy at 2" brim and a 4" pork pie crown. This hat is the referral from our own @Frunobulax . Such a guy! More pictures and details tonight when I get home from the theater.
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You wear it well Mike. I have a thing for back bows too.


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[deadlyhandsome]

This one showed up yesterday. Stetson Open Road 4X. This baby has seen some action over the years! Comes complete with sweat stains, moth holes and a cracked up sweat band. I immediately treated the sweat band with leather conditioner to help save it, seemed to work. I wish the seller would have been more forthright about the moth holes, he mentioned it but didn't show good close up pics. I love the Fawn color. Overall it looks good from a distance!

Looks good to me. Those “older” but not really old hats that aren’t of the vintage that bring the big dollars can be a good deal. Some of my favorite hats have some moth damage.


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