billysmom
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rlk said:Beautiful Mossant. Love the frayed box bow and color.
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billysmom said:Found at a local antique mall this afternoon:
It had a distinctly Fort Worth attitude hanging in the back of the booth. That will change as soon as the steamer warms up!
More to be posted at the Borsalino Brotherhood thread.
Sue
ScottF said:Interesting Portis - 1940's, 2.5" bound-edge brim, taupe-lavender with taupe-green ribbon. Appears to want a telescope-like bash, brim snapped with slight curl. Don't know if this is right, but it's what it settled into:
The liner is soaking in Woolite.
billysmom said:Wonderful hat, Scott!
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Sue
ScottF said:Thanks Sue. I only received it today, so still messing around with it. At first it looked like a terribly-bashed Stratoliner, but when it fought my fedora crease and wanted the telescope, I compared it to my Disney Telescope and found the same taper. After more piddling, it's almost like a very soft-brimmed Homburg - snaps down naturally all the way around, but only if you flip up the edge of the brim slightly. With the front pushed down a little, it looks very interesting.
billysmom said:Found at a local antique mall this afternoon:
Sue
Thanks for the welcome. It's nice to have a hat with initials inside you recognize.billysmom said:What a wonderful gift! Welcome to the Lounge - we'll want to see pics of this on your noggin.
Sue
leprechaun said:My mother surprised me with a treasure of my late father's.
Sorry about the photo quality, as the camera is a POS and my skills are weak.
leprechaun said:My mother surprised me with a treasure of my late father's. She gave me his Christies' of London Bowler. Came with original box and even the stock label that was attached to the lid of the box in the store. It was purchased at Brodt's (423 Eleventh St. NW) in Washington D.C. in 1955 (very soon after he arrived in the U.S. from Scotland).
Sorry about the photo quality, as the camera is a POS and my skills are weak.
mayserwegener said:Cool hat! Really like the color and the twisted ribbon with loop treatment. :eusa_clap