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Central California
Don't hold your breath, Brent! I think I only saw one once and that was snapped up in seconds (and for a hefty price too). Plenty of toppers around, but large size toppers: unicorn territory!

Don’t I know it.
I can only guess that if we go back two-hundred years men wore size 5...and I don’t mean Punti.


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Hückel Weilheim "Derby" possibly late 1950s. Great form and the felt finish is fantastic. Also near mint condition.

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Really too cool!!;)
 

Daniele Tanto

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Today I have a severe cold, I am stunned and I thought to put my hand to the photographic files concerning last year's purchases. I am rather reluctant to publish what I buy, but today, springtime, I open the windows to give air to some acquisitions. Those that follow are hats, more or less formed and finished, that come from a research laboratory on shapes and felts
Green felt
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Green interior
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Blue felt
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The interior is the same of the green
Cream felt
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Interior cream felt
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Mixed felt
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Interior mixed felt
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Now they are, in part, in an hatter atelier to be transformed into finished hats, others are boxed with other old hats in need of care to return to their former glory
 

Steve1857

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8,860
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Denmark
Today I have a severe cold, I am stunned and I thought to put my hand to the photographic files concerning last year's purchases. I am rather reluctant to publish what I buy, but today, springtime, I open the windows to give air to some acquisitions. Those that follow are hats, more or less formed and finished, that come from a research laboratory on shapes and felts
Green felt
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2hs1xu1.jpg

Green interior
262uyxh.jpg

Blue felt
90r712.jpg

The interior is the same of the green
Cream felt
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21esu2w.jpg

Interior cream felt
hts3sp.jpg

Mixed felt
1zghtg.jpg

Interior mixed felt
2hz7gd4.jpg

Now they are, in part, in an hatter atelier to be transformed into finished hats, others are boxed with other old hats in need of care to return to their former glory
Get well soon Daniele.

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Daniele Tanto

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Verona - Italia
It pained Stefan's heart to let this one go, but it didn't fit him, so I'm so grateful that he finally let me take it off his hands and let me put it on my head
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Very impressive the mix between an homburg and a top hat. Where it come from?

Get well soon Daniele.
I will do my best, thanks. Today Im more groggy, but less waste of paper.
In the meantime I have time for the "next" new hats parade :rolleyes:
 
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12,384
Location
Albany Oregon
Stratton Milan (NOS). Stiff enough to be called hard. I’ve had a felt Stratton for some time but this is my first Milan.







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I love a true Milan. The color on this one is really interesting. Nice snag Brent.

This one made it over from Greece (of all places). Not my style, not my colour and it appears not my size. Still had to have it.
Borsalino Martora in the colour Gaggia (google translate comes up empty handed on that one). Size 56 (but seems to have shrunk a size), with the raw edge brim at 4,5cm and the crown at 9,5 cm at the center dent. It has the full appearance of a "little hat" (which I don't like). I wanted it because of the "martora" felt (pine marten). Seems not many of those are around (Daniele has one) and there is one in Timothiescloset's Ebay shop. Lovely hand to the felt and very lightweight. Not "as light as light" as the sweatband would have you believe, but with 76 grams certainly not a heavy puncher. The colour is not that bad actually (Max!); a very dark green.
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Very unusual...pine martin! The liner on this one is really a storyteller. I like the color, and as a period stingy, quite a find.

Well.. I‘m in love, but that love is unrequited. I was expecting a 7 1/4 and got a 7 1/2. My brains are not nearly big enough to fill this beauty out. Normally old hats are too small for me, too big is a neat change of pace.


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Nice Wormser, and that size is going to make it quite desirable. Too bad it does not fit you.

Didn't know what to expect with this one, but it turned out to be a Cervo. Fedora in black, size 57 with the overwelt brim at 5,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Fairly stiff felt with at probably part woolcontent. Styling is very nice though. Too large for me unfortunately.

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Very interesting hat again Stefan. The liner tip oil skin is pristine. The lines of this one are appealing.

It's not every day you buy a hat like this. It's not every day you need a hat like this. In fact, I don't think I ever will, but reason not the need. I just had to have it, especially when it came in its original box with leather handle [emoji4].

Thanks to Stefan for letting me take it off his hands.
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This one is a corker! Who is the maker of this one, European? I need a topper, well actually I just lust after a topper. It would come in handy for events with our local historical society (1860s period costumes). Gives me a real reason to have one, right...
 

Daniele Tanto

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Verona - Italia
Yesterday I showed off a mysterious box, bought for gambling, containing preformed felt cones and finished or almost Borsalino hats. Today, instead, a purchase of a batch of Italian hats from the 70s. All the operations took place in 2018, then I kept the rule of not buying more material for the hat collection, especially not of my size. I lasted for three months, but last week I found a lot of Borsalino almost my size, but we'll talk about it. Meanwhile we see the backlog.
Super Barbisio Extra Lusso size is 6 so a 59 cm. or 7 3/8
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Felt is in good conditions, a little bit with "solarization" that changed the tone of the felt
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Sweatband is a hardly worn and it needs some work
Borsalino Qualità Superiore, size is 6 so a 59 cm. or 7 3/8 US
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Felt is light and in good conditions, but it was exposed in the sun so it has a little changed, interior is quite good.
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Borsalino Misto Qualità Superiore, size is 6 1/2 so a 60 cm. or 7 1/2 US
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Felt needs some work to put it in a good flexibility, the interior is good except the sweatband that needs reconditioning
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They are in dry dock and patiently arrive in the closet
 
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12,384
Location
Albany Oregon
Stetson St. Regis in a nice gray that I fished out of the Bay a couple of weeks ago. See how behind I am in posting...shame. Made the seller an offer that was more reasonable and picked it up. This one is rather interesting in a few ways. It was sold at the "Company Store" on Chestnut Steet in Philly, nice. The size tag has the original price ($12.95 in 1955) but is an unusual configuration, not a keyhole size tag (??) The only manufacturing tag is not under the sweat, but attached to it. And to top it all off - a stamped date on the sweat of March 15, 1955! Have not gotten a chance to wear it in public yet. The felt is very fresh and new, the brim just a little wonky. Steam will help. It came in a period box, not sure if it is 1955 vintage or not.
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Location
Nederland
It pained Stefan's heart to let this one go, but it didn't fit him, so I'm so grateful that he finally let me take it off his hands and let me put it on my head [emoji4]
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Send it back!;) Just kidding of course, Steve. Looks good on you (the crown seems to have grown taller). A hat is meant to be worn and it just wasn't getting enough headtime with me, so I'm glad it found a worthy home.
 

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