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After reading for years about how dark Akubra's Carbon Grey was, I thought I'd find out for myself:

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Not as dark as I anticipated. I mean, it's dark, but not...oh, who cares? I think it's a nice shade of dark grey with good contrast against the black ribbon. It's also the longest I've waited for an Akubra, nearly six months. Surely not a record, but longer than the four month wait as advised when I ordered it.
 
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After reading for years about how dark Akubra's Carbon Grey was, I thought I'd find out for myself:

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Not as dark as I anticipated. I mean, it's dark, but not...oh, who cares? I think it's a nice shade of dark grey with good contrast against the black ribbon. It's also the longest I've waited for an Akubra, nearly six months. Surely not a record, but longer than the four month wait as advised when I ordered it.
Nice looking hat. Glad it finally arrived!
 
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Nederland
Also discovered by and reserved for Panos:
A. Berteil - St. Germain black fedora with original hat box
with the open crown at 13 cm and the raw edge brim at 5 cm.
The fur felt is relatively thick but as Daniele said some time ago:
very soft in touch "and with a peachy surface".
The hat box is interesting because apparently another big name
of the French hat industry was once stored in it as well.

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Very nice. Berteil isn't that easy to find.
 
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A few hats came in this week. First one is this oldie.

Extra Light backbow fedora in woolfelt. Size 55 (but with a small nudge made it fit me) with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. Belgian seller had it listed as a bowler hat, because it was open crown. The hat is pre-war and probably Belgian made. With some steam it holds its shape very well. Certainly not a refined hand and the brim was cut by hand with scissors, because it feels somewhat uneven. The crease that was showing makes me think it had a crease clips once. I gave it this crease because it seemed to fit its age. Extra light for a woolfelt of the time maybe, but still weighs 134 grams. A nice woollen survivor.

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Willoughby homburg in black. Size 56 with the modest brim at 5cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. It doesn't say anything other than fur felt, but I suspect this not a rabbit fur. I'm thinking nutria, because of the way the felt feels and shapes. It has a fantastic hand to it. The finishing is top notch on this one and I really like the classy looking liner. It has the Willoughby label inside of it, so no obvious source. Weighs 140 grams, so not a lightweight.

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Adding to my dirty hat collection. A Raw Hide Felts “Spirit of the West” made by Byer-Rolnick / Resistol. 6” x 3-1/2” with bound brim. Felt is pretty easily shaped. Not sure of the age, but an earlier B-R with the flat-top “O” font. The store had this name from 1918 - 1967. Now Fincher’s White Front Store.

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Great looking hat Bob
 
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Location
Central California
Adding to my dirty hat collection. A Raw Hide Felts “Spirit of the West” made by Byer-Rolnick / Resistol. 6” x 3-1/2” with bound brim. Felt is pretty easily shaped. Not sure of the age, but an earlier B-R with the flat-top “O” font. The store had this name from 1918 - 1967. Now Fincher’s White Front Store.

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6X3.5”…just about perfect! Great find, Bob!
 
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Nederland
Adding to my dirty hat collection. A Raw Hide Felts “Spirit of the West” made by Byer-Rolnick / Resistol. 6” x 3-1/2” with bound brim. Felt is pretty easily shaped. Not sure of the age, but an earlier B-R with the flat-top “O” font. The store had this name from 1918 - 1967. Now Fincher’s White Front Store.

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Very nice, Bob.
 
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Nederland
Wegener "Luxor" "Manhattan", 58 cm, possibly very early 1960s very late 1950s. I picked this up because it was NOS, an interesting model name and has major (over welt) brim flange. The felt has a great finish and color. Also very pliable so easily dry creases.

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Interesting find, Steve. I come across "Luxor" branded hats on a regular basis. I wonder if those are all Wegener made.
 

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