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[alanfgag]

Those Borsos are beauts, Mike!

+1... especially the gray... velour?

 

[Rodkins]

+1... especially the gray... velour?

I'm not sure, Alan. I described it in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread as being like "micro velour" - it's not real thick velour like I've seen. The felt is very thin and the finish is like a very shallow velour. I just don't have much experience with these guys. The inside tag says "Amiata" which I think refers to the color and also says 6 1/2 (size) and "Ecosti". I have no idea what "Ecosti" means.

 

[randooch]

I'm not sure, Alan. I described it in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread as being like "micro velour" - it's not real thick velour like I've seen. The felt is very thin and the finish is like a very shallow velour. I just don't have much experience with these guys. The inside tag says "Amiata" which I think refers to the color and also says 6 1/2 (size) and "Ecosti". I have no idea what "Ecosti" means.

I posted this in the Borso thread, too. I tried an online translator and got this:

Italian English
No translation found.

Did you mean: è eccitato | è stato detto | è uscito | eccetto | eccettuato | eccidio | eccitato | ecco tutto | eccoti | ecocidio | egged | egida

 

[alanfgag]

I'm not sure, Alan. I described it in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread as being like "micro velour" - it's not real thick velour like I've seen. The felt is very thin and the finish is like a very shallow velour. I just don't have much experience with these guys. The inside tag says "Amiata" which I think refers to the color and also says 6 1/2 (size) and "Ecosti". I have no idea what "Ecosti" means.

I enjoyed the pictures in the other thread... it's a beauty. Amiata is the name of a volcanic mountain in Tuscany. Ecosti, I don't know.

 

[monbla256]

I'm not sure, Alan. I described it in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread as being like "micro velour" - it's not real thick velour like I've seen. The felt is very thin and the finish is like a very shallow velour. I just don't have much experience with these guys. The inside tag says "Amiata" which I think refers to the color and also says 6 1/2 (size) and "Ecosti". I have no idea what "Ecosti" means.

I don't think it is "Ecosti" It looks like F, COSTI .

 

[carouselvic]

I don't think it is "Ecosti" It looks like F, COSTI .

photos of my hat stamp

 

[Rodkins]

photos of my hat stamp

Thanks, Vic.

 

[rlk]

Big Knox Western

A pleasant surprise as the size age and condition were somewhat mysterious. Very soft suede finish.

 

[Rodkins]

A pleasant surprise as the size age and condition were somewhat mysterious. Very soft suede finish.

That is a very cool hat.

 

[alanfgag]

That is a very cool hat.

That one turned out nice. Good shootin' there.

 

[scooter]

That hat makes me think of the Stetson I converted, Robert. Yours is probably a nicer felt, but I'm happy with mine.

 

[Lefty]

+1... especially the gray...

+more That gray one is fantastic.

 

[Earl Needham]

Finally got around to trying to take a picture of me and my new Resistol.

I didn't realize I was starting to look so OLD!

Edited to put in the better picture.

 

[rlk]

Mallory lightweight 30's

bonus:

 

[rlk]

Another old Mallory <'34

ebay:

Another early stitched seam on a United Hatters of North America labelled hat. More in the Mallory Mile.

 

[Chepstow]

Very cool Hats rlk and Earl

 

[1961MJS]

Finally got around to trying to take a picture of me and my new Resistol.

I didn't realize I was starting to look so OLD!

Edited to put in the better picture.

Hi Earl

Same hat different face, more facial hair. The hat appears to be VERY good quality, so I'm satisfied that way. I was hoping that the hat was open crown, not cattleman's crease. For $124 including shipping, I"m not really upset though. I hope to be able to get Hatman Jack to put in a John Wayne Cavalry Trilogy square crease in it.

What does "self conforming" in the hat band mean on a Resistol? I hope it will retain it's new shape.

Oh, on a side note, this is the third hat I've ordered, and the second one that come with a smashed box. The first one, my Jaxonbilt, is the only one that THE BOX has showed up in pristine condition. The hats are all fine. [huh]

Mike

 

[rlk]

Borsalini

Non-Balbi Featherweight 6-1/2 Punti size. Could use some freshening-up.

Very fresh Alessandria from Rogers Peet:

The best for last. A pre-WW2 Stealth Borsalino lightweight:

6" x 2-1/4". No liner or sweatband embossing.

 

[hatophile]

Wow, super hats, Robert. That first one looks like a low crown.

 

[Earl Needham]

Hi Earl

Same hat different face, more facial hair. The hat appears to be VERY good quality, so I'm satisfied that way. I was hoping that the hat was open crown, not cattleman's crease. For $124 including shipping, I"m not really upset though. I hope to be able to get Hatman Jack to put in a John Wayne Cavalry Trilogy square crease in it.

I found out a couple of days ago that these hats are (I think) seconds, or "blems" or what have you, although all the ones I've looked at look top-notch. Like on a quail, I guess...

What does "self conforming" in the hat band mean on a Resistol? I hope it will retain it's new shape.

Good info in this thread. If I understand correctly, "self-conforming" describes a leather sweat band that is attached to the hat with a bit of a gap so it can move independently of the felt or straw.

Oh, on a side note, this is the third hat I've ordered, and the second one that come with a smashed box. The first one, my Jaxonbilt, is the only one that THE BOX has showed up in pristine condition. The hats are all fine. [huh]

Mike

You know, that's one thing that really chaps my a#$ -- movers and shippers destroying something that means something to me. They totally crushed my dad's felt hat IN THE BOX some ten or fifteen years after he died (while we were making a military move), and I'm STILL angry over that. Although I think the hat is OK, and I'm going to take it over to Joe's one day and see if they might clean it and get it squared away so I can wear it a bit.