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quikrick

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Yeah BABY!
 

Cornshucker77

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This one can truly be said to have travelled over half the globe.

It started life in Australia, had a brief sojourn in Texas, and has now ended up in Denmark.

I don't usually buy new hats, but when Ken put this one up for sale, I couldn't resist.

Akubra Heritage Collection Federation Deluxe IV.

I've never had a virgin hat before, but I really liked the idea of being able to create my own bash from scratch.

The felt is still very stiff, so it still needs some more shaping work along with more steam. The brim especially. However, I'm quite pleased with the results so far.

Thanks Ken for taking the extra time to have this shipped to Dk.
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Looks great Steve. Lots of love in the FL for the Fed IV.
 

Wyldkarma

One Too Many
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Austin, TX
Project hat? I happened upon this Worth&Worth "ladies beach hat". It looked like an interesting find and I snagged it for $25. The straw and weave look wonderful so lets see if I can get this reblocked and shaped more to my liking. Monticristi? I don't know, what does that really mean.

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This one can truly be said to have travelled over half the globe.

It started life in Australia, had a brief sojourn in Texas, and has now ended up in Denmark.

I don't usually buy new hats, but when Ken put this one up for sale, I couldn't resist.

Akubra Heritage Collection Federation Deluxe IV.

I've never had a virgin hat before, but I really liked the idea of being able to create my own bash from scratch.

The felt is still very stiff, so it still needs some more shaping work along with more steam. The brim especially. However, I'm quite pleased with the results so far.

Thanks Ken for taking the extra time to have this shipped to Dk.
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Nice bash Steve, it really suits you. You could also go full on Indiana Jones with that baby. ;)
 
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J. Hückel ´s Söhne "Alpha" "Seal Velour", French Point Size 5, Brim 2 1/4 inches, Crown Open 6 inches possibly mid 1930s. The greenish gray "Alpha" "Seal Velour" is fantastic and easily dry creases. Really like the contrasting blue Zig-Zag stitching on the silk liner. (Clicking on photos might improve resolution.)

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Open Crown

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With flash I don't see the green so light related.

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Magnificent hat and a great find, Steve. Looks like it takes on any shape with no effort.
 
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore size 6 or 7 3/8 US but it is less wide, so more a 58 7 1/4
There is no paper label because it was cleaned too much by the shop where it was purchased and it lost the Borsalino data
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It is part of a Borsalino lot I decided to restore in the Penumbra hats atelier - Netherlands. I was intrigued by the very rare color of the felt. It was cleaned and repounced to give back the original color of the felt and the result is fantastic
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It was made, from the seller indications in the late seventies, early eighties.
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The measurements are: brim at 5,5 cm. crown at 10 cm. Plain felt and very malleable and light in a color that could be “Miele” or "Albino"
Ribbon is the original. Made in the historical Borsalino factory in Via Cento Cannoni - Alessandria
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The interior is completely clean and ready to serve again.
A Borsalino as new in a wonderful color after some excellent work made by Fleur
A truly splendid hat, Daniele. Great work by Fleur as usual. The colour is very attractive.
 
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore size 6 or 7 3/8 US true size
Third hat of a lot, along with the Super Barbisio, and second Borsalino bought in the East Italy
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It is a bit out of order so it was restored by Penumbra Hat - Netherlands
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It is of the great family of "Misto" so a flecked felt in a very light tone of grey with a hint of black
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Made in 1981 it has the following measurements: brim overwelt with two seams at 5 cm. Crown 10.5 cm. Felt is very malleable
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It was cleaned and stretched to return to the original size

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Made in Alessandria in the last years of the Borsalino historical factory, it is in excellent conditions and a little gem in the "Misto" family
And another deserving beauty restored. Beautiful, Daniele. Misto Fiordo is a new one we haven't seen before.
 
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This one can truly be said to have travelled over half the globe.

It started life in Australia, had a brief sojourn in Texas, and has now ended up in Denmark.

I don't usually buy new hats, but when Ken put this one up for sale, I couldn't resist.

Akubra Heritage Collection Federation Deluxe IV.

I've never had a virgin hat before, but I really liked the idea of being able to create my own bash from scratch.

The felt is still very stiff, so it still needs some more shaping work along with more steam. The brim especially. However, I'm quite pleased with the results so far.

Thanks Ken for taking the extra time to have this shipped to Dk.
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I've bought a few new hats when I just got started wearing hats. When I discovered vintage hats I never looked back. Fine work shaping that one, Steve.
 

Steve1857

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I've bought a few new hats when I just got started wearing hats. When I discovered vintage hats I never looked back. Fine work shaping that one, Steve.
Thanks and same here, Stefan.

Like you, and probably all of us on the FL, vintage is the way to go.

Sometimes though, the new could well be the vintage of the future.

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Daniele Tanto

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A truly splendid hat, Daniele. Great work by Fleur as usual. The colour is very attractive.
This Borsalino had some problems in the felt and color. Fleur repounced it in a wonderful way, so the color now is vivid. What do you think it is? "Miele" or "Albino"

And another deserving beauty restored. Beautiful, Daniele. Misto Fiordo is a new one we haven't seen before.
Stefan, I was unsure it was on you data about Borsalino colors and types of hats, but I waited your comment.
It is very light grey and the ribbon is "Marine" a very strange color:)
 
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This Borsalino had some problems in the felt and color. Fleur repounced it in a wonderful way, so the color now is vivid. What do you think it is? "Miele" or "Albino"


Stefan, I was unsure it was on you data about Borsalino colors and types of hats, but I waited your comment.
It is very light grey and the ribbon is "Marine" a very strange color:)
If I had to call it I would say it's "albino". I think the "Miele" is a deeper and warmer colour. Marine was on the list of colours "unseen". Because those colours came from the rack of windcords, I suspect these were mostly windcord and ribbon colours (and perhaps some felts).
 

Daniele Tanto

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Verona - Italia
A few words to explain my purchases of used hats. Here in Italy it is difficult to find old or vintage quality hats in my size (60) so I look for lots, maybe in different sizes, where to fish what I like, small sizes remain to be sold. Very often the hats in the lot are of different quality and then the doubt arises about the possibility of restoring some particularly valuable hat. It was the case of this lot of three Borsalino in which each had some defect.
Today the first one

Borsalino Qualità Extra Extra Superiore Size is 5 1/2 or 7 1/4 US but, incredible for a Borsalino, it fit easily my 60 cm. head

The hat is a "Light Weight" felt and the color is "Rutenio". Very light and malleable

The ribbon is of matching color and with a particular bow

The proportions are as follow: brim overwelted with a particular seam at 6 cm. Crown at 10.5 cm.

The hat was fully cleaned and restitched brim welt, the restoration was made in Netherlands at Penumbra Hats

It was made, probably in the late fifties, and sold in Italy
A "new" Borsalino for mediterranean midseason
 

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