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For 25-cents I couldn’t leave it in the thrift store. Especially with that store price tag. It seems like pretty nice felt. Must have been for a kid as it was padded with four paper towels and a horse show flyer from 1977.

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For 25-cents I couldn’t leave it in the thrift store. Especially with that store price tag. It seems like pretty nice felt. Must have been for a kid as it was padded with four paper towels and a horse show flyer from 1977.

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Very cool. Nice find Bob


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Joe


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Beautiful new arrivals Daniele


Best,
Joe
Grazie Joe, yours "coffin" Borsalino are rare and I like the color of the women one. Are they of your size?

Nice Haul Daniele ! You know what they say about good intentions......
Tim thanks, your Borsalino is really particular. Enjoy it!

What a nice haul... looking forward to more photos.
Thanks Alan, tomorrow more to come :)

Thanks for the likes too!!
 
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I make good intentions every year, the first of which is to buy hats only of my size, then in front of hats that I really like, I sin and buy them
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Today two distinct arrivals of Italian hats. The first consists of four totally new Barbisio, some still have the internal shop tag. This is a preview
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Barbisio Titan size 5 or 57 cm.
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Super Barbisio "Velevet" size 5 or 57 cm.
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Barbisio Classic size 5 or 57 cm.
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Barbisio Sportex made for the Cortina Olimpic Games 1956 size is 5 1/2 or 58 cm.
Then a single Borsalino "Antica Casa"
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Size is 5 so a tight 57cm
I console myself with a pair of hats that are coming and others of my size resting here ready for photos.
For those who have these sizes and love Italian hats, it's time to start thinking :)
In the next days more accurate and dettailed pictures, now the light is vanishing
Daniele, Great new arrivals. Looking forward to more details!
 

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Borsalino Antica Casa - white long hair

The first of two wonderful Borsalino Antica Casa rollable hats that arrived yesterday.

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This hat is EXTREMELY soft... and somewhat floppy. Almost blanket like. Seems virtually no stiffener in the felt at all. It will however hold its shape fairly well with the brim up

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The texture is super fuzzy and soft.

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As others have mentioned these were intended to be removed from their coffin boxes after shipping and blocked into shape. However these hats do have a grosgrain sweatband that leaves them very malleable and certainly can roll and unroll with ease

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It is a size 4 or about 6 7/8 US size

Here is the manufacturer tag under the sweat

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I’m sure purely unintentional.. when this hat was packed and rolled however many years ago... it was folded A bit off axis so if you crease it along that fold you end up with a bit of the “Indy” turn... though far from an Indy hat. [emoji38][emoji1787]
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I really love the ribbon on this hat

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It has a dashed gradient pattern that sort makes a greenish line towards the middle of the ribbon when viewed at a distance. Kind of hard to capture in photos though

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The white long hair felt does have a few spots that are bit tan in color. I imagine this from aging though it could have been that way originally.

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Overall I am very happy and somewhat pleasantly surprised with both of these little gems.

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Joe

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Excellent finds, Joe. I just want to pet that white long hair, then put it back in a cage.

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Four Barbisio in one fell swoop, it is not everyday.
New and never worn with the dust of time and still the shop's internal labels.
Barbisio has always had two extremes in its production: the immanent classicism and the absolute novelty. Today we start with a super classic
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Barbisio Classic. Qualità Extra Extra size 5 or 57 cm
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The color of the felt is "Cufra" and the finish is "Semiruvido"
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The felt is slightly rough, as stated in the paper label, and consistent has wool inside
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The shape is that of a homburg without the brim finished with ribbon
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Finished with extreme elegance
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In front of the sweatband is embossed the type "Classic"
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It is very similar to the Cervo-Tenisci which is now in the Steur collection
These are the measures: the brims are raised and measure 5 cm., the tribbon is 4.5 cm. and the open crown is 13.5 cm.
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The Italian hat industry has always participated with special editions in the major sporting events that took place in Italy, occasionally the hats of the 1960 Rome Olympics and other events appear on the market. Barbisio with the Sportex line seems to have made his contribution to the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo
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We are in the "experimental and innovative" production of Barbisio
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Barbisio "Sportex" size 5 1/2 or 58 cm.
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Felt is a very rough mixture, as stated on the paper label and has the particularity of being moldable at any time.
The color is what you see, a deep green that probably wants to remember the conifers in the Dolomites

There is a very long concentric seam that starts from the crown and goes up to the brims, which have circular seams.
The effect of the whole is somewhat bizarre
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Felt is called "misto ormea" and the finishing "Ruvido"
The finishes are fantastic and there are the Olimpics circles
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The measures are the following: short brim at 4 cm. high crown opean at 14 cm. and the ribbon is a piece of felt finished with a false button
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The Classic really does look as the name suggests, Classic. Constructions looks impeccable and dimensions are just right.

Four Barbisio in one fell swoop, it is not everyday.
New and never worn with the dust of time and still the shop's internal labels.
Barbisio has always had two extremes in its production: the immanent classicism and the absolute novelty. Today we start with a super classic
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Barbisio Classic. Qualità Extra Extra size 5 or 57 cm
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The color of the felt is "Cufra" and the finish is "Semiruvido"
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The felt is slightly rough, as stated in the paper label, and consistent has wool inside
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The shape is that of a homburg without the brim finished with ribbon
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Finished with extreme elegance
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In front of the sweatband is embossed the type "Classic"
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It is very similar to the Cervo-Tenisci which is now in the Steur collection
These are the measures: the brims are raised and measure 5 cm., the tribbon is 4.5 cm. and the open crown is 13.5 cm.
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Another classic Barbisio that we have seen other times here on the lounge
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Barbisio Titan Qualità Superlativa size 5 or 57 cm.
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Under the name "Titan" Barbisio presented many models with felts of different finishes and colors, this is a true classic.
A hat with harmonious proportions and very well studied with a simple and profiled shape
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Very well finished with the "Titan" embossed on the sweatband
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This is a historical shape in the Barbisio production as the stamp with Sagliano Micca, a village near Biella, in the valley of Cervo

The felt is medium weight and very malleable as most of the Barbisio and Italian hats.
The color is "Maia"

The measures are the following: raw brim at 6.8 cm. high crown open at 13 cm. and the ribbon is 2,5 cm.
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The Italian hat industry has always participated with special editions in the major sporting events that took place in Italy, occasionally the hats of the 1960 Rome Olympics and other events appear on the market. Barbisio with the Sportex line seems to have made his contribution to the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo
ba-sportex-1-jpg.206151

We are in the "experimental and innovative" production of Barbisio
ba-sportex-2-jpg.206152

Barbisio "Sportex" size 5 1/2 or 58 cm.
ba-sportex-3-jpg.206161

Felt is a very rough mixture, as stated on the paper label and has the particularity of being moldable at any time.
The color is what you see, a deep green that probably wants to remember the conifers in the Dolomites

There is a very long concentric seam that starts from the crown and goes up to the brims, which have circular seams.
The effect of the whole is somewhat bizarre
ba-sportex-4-jpg.206158

Felt is called "misto ormea" and the finishing "Ruvido"
The finishes are fantastic and there are the Olimpics circles
ba-sportex-interno-jpg.206159

The measures are the following: short brim at 4 cm. high crown opean at 14 cm. and the ribbon is a piece of felt finished with a false button
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Question, Daniele. were these sold to the public as part of an Olympic promotion, or are these part of the costumes the athletes would wear to represent their country, such as in the opening ceremonies?

Another classic Barbisio that we have seen other times here on the lounge
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Barbisio Titan Qualità Superlativa size 5 or 57 cm.
ba-titan-2-r-jpg.206164

Under the name "Titan" Barbisio presented many models with felts of different finishes and colors, this is a true classic.
A hat with harmonious proportions and very well studied with a simple and profiled shape
ba-titan-3-r-jpg.206165

Very well finished with the "Titan" embossed on the sweatband
ba-titan-nterno-totale-r-jpg.206166

This is a historical shape in the Barbisio production as the stamp with Sagliano Micca, a village near Biella, in the valley of Cervo

The felt is medium weight and very malleable as most of the Barbisio and Italian hats.
The color is "Maia"

The measures are the following: raw brim at 6.8 cm. high crown open at 13 cm. and the ribbon is 2,5 cm.
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That is gorgeous.
 

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We end the presentation of this lucky find with another fairly experimental Barbisio
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Super Barbisio Extra Lusso size 5 or 57 cm.
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A magnificent colored felt and the finish is called "velvet", rare enough to be found in Barbisio production
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As well as the shape of the ribbon which is a cord with knot, always of the same felt that surrounds the crown
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There are still inside the paper badges of the hat in the shop
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The finishes are different from the other Barbisio of the lot, no lining, but only a sail inside the crown, the "Velvet" stamp printed in front of the sweatband
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The color of the velor felt is "Primavera" and of course the finish is "Velvet"
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The measurements are as follows: the brims are 5.8 cm. with pleated finish and sewn with two seams over the brim, the open crown is about 13 cm. and the cord is approximately 0.5 cm with loop
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This is the end of the Barbisio haul, hope to have more in the next months
 

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Came in with my latest haul yesterday. Only 36 hats this time. My next safe will have to stay in the garage.
I will spend all day cleaning and conditioning sweatbands and brushing and steaming the hats I think I can do myself. The rest will have to go to Ignacio.

The first one I'm doing is my second Dobbs Hankachif. A little stingy, but excellent felt.

I will give a report on the Nick fouquet next.
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A 36 hat haul? Where'd you pick up 36 at once, Max?
 

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[emoji1] Nah....

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Back in the day, many men tended to have their particular style chosen, then own a succession of that style in mildly different iterations based on fashion trends. Hatters would make suggestions based on their face shape and stature, but that may have been clever marketing, or maybe a way to help those timid spirits who couldn't make up their mind.
I think we Loungers, modern enthusiasts, have demonstrated pretty well that there is no one style that works for a particular face.
That might not be good. Ruling out Homs and Bowlers could be good for your wallet! [emoji1]
 

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