The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[VoodooSan]

I haven't had a chance to read all 493 pages here yet, but what I read in one post led me to believe this is a 1936-to 1953 vintage. Was I correct, or way off? Any info greatly appreciated!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

I haven't had a chance to read all 493 pages here yet, but what I read in one post led me to believe this is a 1936-to 1953 vintage. Was I correct, or way off? Any info greatly appreciated!

I think it is more younger. Around Sixties or early Seventies.
It is a very nice hat and arrived from Balbi shop in Naples where the US Army (Navy) based in Bagnoli bought hats for less than in the US

 

[VoodooSan]

I think it is more younger. Around Sixties or early Seventies.
It is a very nice hat and arrived from Balbi shop in Naples where the US Army (Navy) based in Bagnoli bought hats for less than in the US

Thank you, sir. I obviously did not correctly interpret the thread about under-lining tags their serrated edges!

 

[steur]

After seeing Alan's one I couldn't pass up on this Marca Colombo. navy velour, probably just around WWII based on the tags and style. I love that hand and quality of these earlier Italian velour.

Wow, Wayne. That is a stunner you have found yourself there! Love everything about it.

 

[steur]

I haven't had a chance to read all 493 pages here yet, but what I read in one post led me to believe this is a 1936-to 1953 vintage. Was I correct, or way off? Any info greatly appreciated!

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Very cool find, Mark. Can't go wrong with that one. Agewise somewhere in between the other assessments: these labels are found between 1954 and 1960.

 

[mayserwegener]

Super find, Steve. Everything about it screams Borsalino at their best.

Steve, Thanks again! I especially like the Brim flange and Binding.

 

[VoodooSan]

Very cool find, Mark. Can't go wrong with that one. Agewise somewhere in between the other assessments: these labels are found between 1954 and 1960.

Many thanks! Time for another edit/update in Daily Wear!

 

[TheOldFashioned]

After seeing Alan's one I couldn't pass up on this Marca Colombo. navy velour, probably just around WWII based on the tags and style. I love that hand and quality of these earlier Italian velour.

Absolutely incredible. Way to go, Wayne!

 

[steur]

Just to be complete.
Modern Borsalino fedora in a mirtillo blue, which was a nice surprise, because seller sold it as black to me. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. The liner shows it's been worn, but what can you do? Not vintage Borsalino but it was destined for resale anyway (hence the white background). Weighs 106 grams.

 

[steur]

Modern Borsalino in blue (no name to the colour). Size 59 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Striking colour and likely intended for a female. Quality better than the previous one posted, but nowhere near a vintage Borsalino. Off to resale it goes.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This hat has a wonderful peach finish. The crown is thin and light enough to blow a crease into. The open crown is 5 ½” and the bound brim is 2 ¼” wide. The label is very hard to read. No store branding.

 

[steur]

This hat has a wonderful peach finish. The crown is thin and light enough to blow a crease into. The open crown is 5 ½” and the bound brim is 2 ¼” wide. The label is very hard to read. No store branding.

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Superb looking hat, Brent. It would take some dead sea scroll kind of scanning to extract anything from that label though! Strange for such a pristine looking hat.

 

[Steve1857]

This hat has a wonderful peach finish. The crown is thin and light enough to blow a crease into. The open crown is 5 ½” and the bound brim is 2 ¼” wide. The label is very hard to read. No store branding.

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Wonderful looking Borsalino, Brent.

Due to the serrated edges, what's left of the paper label suggests a date between 1936 and 1960. The shape, wide ribbon, and wind cord say ca. 1950s to me.

That's just my 2 cents worth.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Superb looking hat, Brent. It would take some dead sea scroll kind of scanning to extract anything from that label though! Strange for such a pristine looking hat.

I made the same reasoning about the appearance of the hat and the discarded paper label.
I don't want to seem fussy, but it seems to me like a reconstruction of a Borsalino at a certain point in his life.
The wide hem on the brims is the feature that seems least similar to the Borsalino finishes

Due to the serrated edges, what's left of the paper label suggests a date between 1936 and 1960. The shape, wide ribbon, and wind cord say ca. 1950s to me.

That's just my 2 cents worth.

I agree with your dating Steve, but I think it can be attributed to a certain period in which the hat was "modernized"

 

[Steve1857]

I made the same reasoning about the appearance of the hat and the discarded paper label.
I don't want to seem fussy, but it seems to me like a reconstruction of a Borsalino at a certain point in his life.
The wide hem on the brims is the feature that seems least similar to the Borsalino finishes

I agree with your dating Steve, but I think it can be attributed to a certain period in which the hat was "modernized"

I think you could well be right, Daniele. There do appear to be some anomalies.