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[drmaxtejeda]

Love it, Max. Optimo might be expensive but they sure know how to make a superior hat.


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Thanks, Brent. It was a size 60, but Ignacio gave it a bit more brim and turned it into a 58.5 for 40 bucks. Still, I got a conformed Heirloom Optimo for 350.

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[Hagwood]

Thank you Randy.. you are part of the inspiration


Best,
Joe

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+1 !!

 

[Hagwood]

Hey, Tim, it turned out nice! Looks great on you, too!! Glad it worked out! Now I can vouch for Tim’s ability to clean and shape a hat. It was a little rough. I’ve got one coming that will need a naphtha bath. Looks as if it was kept on a shelf in a chicken house! The underneath looks clean, but the top has dirt, filth and feathers on it!
The gas bath will be my first attempt. Hope it works like it does in the movies!


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Dirt, Filth, and Feathers....Ouch !!
LOL

 

[Hagwood]

Hey, Tim, it turned out nice! Looks great on you, too!! Glad it worked out! Now I can vouch for Tim’s ability to clean and shape a hat. It was a little rough.

Thanks Randall.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Dirt, Filth, and Feathers....Ouch !!
LOL

Serious! Here’s a link of the finished auction. Nasty! But I think I can bathe the Mallory back to presentable acceptance.
Can’t wait for it to get here, so I can try out the Coleman fuel.



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[Randall Renshaw]

Serious! Here’s a link of the finished auction. Nasty! But I think I can bathe the Mallory back to presentable acceptance.
Can’t wait for it to get here, so I can try out the Coleman fuel.



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The link...
The https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264590838581



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[Blare]

The link...
The https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264590838581



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Cool.... I saw that one. I bet it will clean up very nicely.
! Congratulations on that grab Randall.


Best,
Joe

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[Héctor Fernández]

Cool.... I saw that one. I bet it will clean up very nicely.
! Congratulations on that grab Randall.


Best,
Joe

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I agree, I think it will be fine. Congrats Randall.

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[Hagwood]

I often remove them, but put them in a small ziplock and identify the hat they came from.

Ha ha, that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. If the mood strikes, I can put the original feather back in the hat for an outing.

 

[Hagwood]

Just got this Stinger in the mail. Basically brand new. Black Dobbs Twenty. Very soft felt on this one[emoji106][emoji106]

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Looks great Hector. You wear the stingies well.

 

[Hagwood]

The link...
The https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264590838581



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That’s my kinda deal, great price for a little work, and the satisfaction of bringing an old vintage hat back to it’s former glory !

I think it will be fine, may not even need the Naphtha. It’s surprising what some water, steam and brushing will do. If you do decide to use the Coleman Fuel, keep in mind that is some seriously volatile sh*t. I once got a campsite on fire with it when a lantern sprung a leak.

 

[Héctor Fernández]

Looks great Hector. You wear the stingies well.

Thanks my friend[emoji106][emoji106]

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[Hagwood]

Another ‘My kinda deal’ arrived tonight. A vintage Whippet for $50. My first Whippet. Another mangled, dirty mess, but at least no chicken feathers. I actually had to take it outside and blow it off with low pressure from the air compressor before I even took these photos ! Pretty bad stain on the ribbon, but perfect felt, sweat and liner. The liner has just come unsown.

I may try to flip the ribbon if I can’t get the stain out, but not sure how to handle the bow.

I’ll get to work on it after I finish the Disney. More to come......

 

[Blare]

Another ‘My kinda deal’ arrived tonight. A vintage Whippet for $50. My first Whippet. Another mangled, dirty mess, but at least no chicken feathers. Pretty bad stain on the ribbon, but perfect felt, sweat and liner. The liner has just come unsown.

I may try to flip the ribbon if I can’t get the stain out, but not sure how to handle the bow.

I’ll get to work on it after I finish the Disney. More to come......

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Excellent.. another cool project


Best,
Joe

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[Daniele Tanto]

Together with the Barbisio family, this Borsalino arrived from another seller.
Sold in Venezia, one hundred kilometers from Verona, it had ended up in France.

I bought it based on experience because the photos were not very significant. It was a perfect gamble, but it was a winner

Borsalino Antica Casa size 5 or 57 cm.

I had sensed the felt was finished antelope and so it is. One of the best felts I have seen and touched of this type

Its construction typology is the same as that of "coffin" Borsalino as it has a fabric sweatband and has no lining

The color of the felt is "Cola" and as you can see from the label it is not old, probably from the 70s.

The measures are as follows. raw brim at 8 centimeters, the open crown is 14 cm. and the ribbon that matches the felt color is 4 cm.

If you like it, it can be yours. Write me

 

[Daniele Tanto]

I have a large collection of homburg or "diplomatique" as these hats are called in France, the French ones are in majority, perhaps matched by Borsalino
And they are also my favorite ones. There are various reasons for my choice, but discussing them here is misleading

I have examples of the best known brands: Mossant, Tirard, Flechet and also of lesser known brands: J&B, Thibet, Ecuyer & Thomas, but none represented for Morreton

Morreton "Elysèe" size is 60 cm. and it fit perfectly

Fantastic black light weight felt with a velvety finish, malleable as you like

Sold in one of the fashion streets of Paris, it is also of excellent quality, according to the denomination "Elysée"


The measures are as follows. brim at six centimeters, the open crown is 14 cm. and the ribbon that matches the felt color is 4 cm.

I really like its shape with the pinches and the profile you get

Finally I completed my survey on the French "Diplomatique"

 

[Rmccamey]

That one looks perfect. Has it ever been worn?

I have a large collection of homburg or "diplomatique" as these hats are called in France, the French ones are in majority, perhaps matched by Borsalino
And they are also my favorite ones. There are various reasons for my choice, but discussing them here is misleading
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I have examples of the best known brands: Mossant, Tirard, Flechet and also of lesser known brands: J&B, Thibet, Ecuyer & Thomas, but none represented for Morreton
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Morreton "Elysèe" size is 60 cm. and it fit perfectly
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Fantastic black light weight felt with a velvety finish, malleable as you like
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Sold in one of the fashion streets of Paris, it is also of excellent quality, according to the denomination "Elysée"
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The measures are as follows. brim at six centimeters, the open crown is 14 cm. and the ribbon that matches the felt color is 4 cm.
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I really like its shape with the pinches and the profile you get
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Finally I completed my survey on the French "Diplomatique"

 

[Daniele Tanto]

That one looks perfect. Has it ever been worn?

Yes it was

 

[Hat and Rehat]

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

That's a very interesting hat. Velvet is an English word. Is it also part of the Italian language?

 

[Daniele Tanto]

That's a very interesting hat. Velvet is an English word. Is it also part of the Italian language?

Velvet=Velluto. In the Barbisio it was used as "international" language to mean velluto.