Really Small Borsalino Hat

[Justdog]

Dietzatron - For vintage, I have found that Stetsons fit large, meaning a 7 1/8 either fits me right away or only needs a little stretching to fit me (I'm 57.5 cm). A vintage Borsalino size 5, which should correspond to American 7 1/8, tends to need a VERY healthy stretch. On the other hand, I have a 1984 Borsalino labeled 7 1/4, 6, 59 - which means English size 7 1/4 (American 7 3/8). It can get tricky - on the more modern Borsalinos you need to get all the numbers to decide how it might fit.

Hi:

Do you know the approx american or english size of a 5 1/2?

Thanks

 

[Rick Blaine]

Hi:

Do you know the approx american or english size of a 5 1/2?

Thanks

See here: PUNTI hat sizes

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Help please. I acquired a size 4 1/2 Borsalino hat. It has markings inside the band as follows: Beaver XXX; A. Cambini, Firenze; Borsalino; Grand Pri?. Paris 1900; and Antica Casa Fondata Nel 1857. The top insidee under the liner bears the words S. A. Borsalino, Zenit and Alessand??, Italia ; Marcas Registrada. The color is a dark olive green. The brim width is about 1 1/4 inches and the hat band which holds several small feathers is an inch and a quarter also. Any ideas? I suspect this a hat for a boy.
Thank you,

volcanokid

Hi volcanokid, just to quote you and for your possible interest, all my 3 (I gave the 4th one away!) Borsalino hats were bought (new in 198x) at Attilio Cambini in Florence, Italy. The "Alessand??" of course refers to "Alessandria" in Italy, where Borsalino make their hats.