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Steve1857

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Thank you all. Yes, this really is a fantastic hat. I hated for it to be with Art so long but it was worth the wait. The brim was way wider than I wear but I did not want to tamper with this caliber of hat and I love the old western look so it made sense to curl the brim.

I didn't measure the crown before I sent it off but I'm sure it is 6 inches or very close to it. Finished, it is 5 1/4 in back and 4 1/4 in front. The brim is 3 1/2 overall, so finished it is about 3 inches with about a 1/2 inch curl.

The size tag is off but I do have it ( 7 1/4). Frankly, I have not looked under the sweat or liner very much but I'll get to that in a few days.

Thanks again and be sure that I will be posting more pics of this beauty as fall comes around!


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Doesn't look too wide on you at all, Randy. Tame that bronco, buddy.

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Most days these would be a standout hat, but today I’m bottom rung with this Stetson Sovereign Twenty. 2 3/4” felted edge brim and a wonderful gray with strong blue tones.


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Super look you've turned that one into, Brent. Love the blue tones in the grey.

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Sometimes, rarely, even some old hat is my size
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"Lobbia" Barbisio REX size 59, black felt
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Sold in Berlin at the Max Eckard store
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The interest for this Barbisio is the fact that inside the sweat band there is stamped the origin of the skin: Paris - France and a date that I cannot decipher the month and day, but the year is 1939 (for a clear picture I have to use professional equipment)
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The felt is very soft and silky, in its composition there is fur and also wool
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These are the dimensions: 5.5 curled brims, 14 cm open crown. the finishes are first class
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A eighty years old hat from Sagliano Micca will worth some thrilling in delivery
A fantastic, gorgeous hat, Daniele. And what interesting hat history it reveals. Congratulations.

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The box is a piece of art work in its own right. You scored a double win there Bama. Love to see more pics of it.

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Thanks for the kind words on the hat, Steve. I'm usually indifferent to hat boxes because, while I enjoy them, they present their own set of problems. Some you just want to have while others are just a box to take up space. This one got my attention, though. Don't remember another with the same graphics. I probably just haven't seen one yet. It's a nice paper print applied over a cardboard box. Very simple but the graphics have it all and have remained in good shape. Here you go.
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Thanks for the kind words on the hat, Steve. I'm usually indifferent to hat boxes because, while I enjoy them, they present their own set of problems. Some you just want to have while others are just a box to take up space. This one got my attention, though. Don't remember another with the same graphics. I probably just haven't seen one yet. It's a nice paper print applied over a cardboard box. Very simple but the graphics have it all and have remained in good shape. Here you go.
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Quite the excellent package, Greg. Spectacular hat and a fascinating hat box. Just lovely. Really.
 

Steve1857

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Thanks for the kind words on the hat, Steve. I'm usually indifferent to hat boxes because, while I enjoy them, they present their own set of problems. Some you just want to have while others are just a box to take up space. This one got my attention, though. Don't remember another with the same graphics. I probably just haven't seen one yet. It's a nice paper print applied over a cardboard box. Very simple but the graphics have it all and have remained in good shape. Here you go.
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Thanks for sharing the box photos, Greg. Must be the Dickensian Englishman in me, but that is one great box.

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Thanks for the kind words on the hat, Steve. I'm usually indifferent to hat boxes because, while I enjoy them, they present their own set of problems. Some you just want to have while others are just a box to take up space. This one got my attention, though. Don't remember another with the same graphics. I probably just haven't seen one yet. It's a nice paper print applied over a cardboard box. Very simple but the graphics have it all and have remained in good shape. Here you go.
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I've seen them before, but few and far between. And normally in not such good shape. Yours is especially vibrant. I think this design is fairly old, but can't pinpoint anything.
 

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Thanks, Jim. I keep hoping some folks with knowledge of these Canadian hats can weigh in on the era.
Greg:
I see you turned the sweat out for the label pic but did you turn it all the way out? I recall something about the Canadian ones stamping the date on the inside sometimes. I could be wrong.
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Steve1857

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Another Bowler to the collection and another Manchester hat, too.

I believe this one to be inter-war years: closer to WWI than WWII in my opinion, so late teens or early to mid twenties.

I don't believe Hartley & Boedeker survived after WWII, so I'm very pleased with this find.

It's in need of a bit of a clean. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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