Daniele Tanto
I'll Lock Up
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Often buying hats is fun, sometimes the stories of the hats become a thread in the history of some place or some person. Some of these hats belonged to a single owner, rich Sicilian landowner. Finished with the furniture and furnishings of his house in a junk dealer warehouse, I recovered them after a long and amusing negotiation. I didn't want the furniture, very many, but only the hats. Easy to say, more difficult to achieve
Barbisio Qualità Extra size is 6 1/2 or 60 cm. 7 1/2 US
The felt was assaulted by moths and I think it will be difficult to be "rebuilt"
Alexander Sport size in UK measurement 7 3/8 or 60 cm. It is the wider of the three
Lovely hat in heather green felt with frayed bow
Panizza For Ever size is 60 cm. or 7 1/2 US
Sturdy heather felt in grey, I suspect it is a mixed. Contrasting ribbon
This salesman, on the other hand, seems to specialize in hats of some disaster. These seem to have suffered from humidity and even flooding even if they are new.
Albertini. Linea Panizza. Size is supposed to be 59
The felt has a lovely short hair finish, the sweatband is dead and it need some works. The color is great
Brasiliano, tagged 60 cm or 7 1/2 Us is now, after humidity a 58 cm.
Interior is new and the black felt is really nice. I think it was made in Monza during the 50 or 60
They are still sitting in my office ready to be send to the hatter for a new life
Barbisio Qualità Extra size is 6 1/2 or 60 cm. 7 1/2 US
The felt was assaulted by moths and I think it will be difficult to be "rebuilt"
Alexander Sport size in UK measurement 7 3/8 or 60 cm. It is the wider of the three
Lovely hat in heather green felt with frayed bow
Panizza For Ever size is 60 cm. or 7 1/2 US
Sturdy heather felt in grey, I suspect it is a mixed. Contrasting ribbon
This salesman, on the other hand, seems to specialize in hats of some disaster. These seem to have suffered from humidity and even flooding even if they are new.
Albertini. Linea Panizza. Size is supposed to be 59
The felt has a lovely short hair finish, the sweatband is dead and it need some works. The color is great
Brasiliano, tagged 60 cm or 7 1/2 Us is now, after humidity a 58 cm.
Interior is new and the black felt is really nice. I think it was made in Monza during the 50 or 60
They are still sitting in my office ready to be send to the hatter for a new life