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I concur with Bob! +1 for sure.
I concur with Bob! +1 for sure.
Last one of this weeks haul. Not the least of them too. Borsalino Export Qualität homburg in brown, size 58.The colour is called Dattero on the label. Bound brim at 6 cm and crown at 11 cm in front. Lined with what used to be onionskin covering of the crown patch (only parts of that remain alas, because that stuff is really fragile). Liner states Qualitá Superiore. Sold by Specialhaus Globus. Mid fifties to early sixties. Great looking hat and if the last parts of the onionskin covering are removed a nice and clean liner remains.
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Super Borsalino, Stefan. I haven't seen that liner logo before. Glad it's going to a good home.
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I really like that contrast
Steve, Karl and Bob, thanks. It is certainly different. The other Qualitá Suprema Borsalinos I have are all lightweight hats. This is no heavy hat to be sure, but not a featherweight either. Liner was a first for me too.
I concur with Bob! +1 for sure.
Mike, Richard, thanks. It's not everyday I find that many good hats in a thrift store. I went to the thrift stores in Amsterdam that belong to the same franchise this week to make sure there had not been a massive delivery of Borsalinos that maybe was divided amongst the stores. That was not the case.Stefan, I just saw this collection and I am both awestruck and totally jealous. I've never seen even one Borsalino in a thrift store.
Well done, and I'm glad you got at least a couple that fit.
It would be thrift store heaven to me, all I find is baseball caps here in Hicksville.Mike, Richard, thanks. It's not everyday I find that many good hats in a thrift store. I went to the thrift stores in Amsterdam that belong to the same franchise this week to make sure there had not been a massive delivery of Borsalinos that maybe was divided amongst the stores. That was not the case.
I won't call Austin (my home) Hicksville but it sure as hell ain't hatsville.It would be thrift store heaven to me, all I find is baseball caps here in Hicksville.
I'm loving this hat. A perfect color and shape.Borsalino Extra Extra Qualità Superiore. Size 6 1/2 or 7 1/2 in US
Color Rutenio, ribbon is Asfalto
The plus is in the limited weight of a soft, lightweight felt
They are 92 grams lightweight despite the lining and sweatband.
The brim are 5.5 cm. and the creased crown is 11 centimeters
It was sold in downtown Milan, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele probably in the late 1950s
It seems new or rarely used
The felt has a very peachy and soft finish
This is a classic Borsalino in color, ribbon and shape
Another in the greys variation
If this hat was in my size I'd be tempted to engage in a bit of theft. What a beautiful hat.One more then? This one actually fits me too, so it's a keeper. Borsalino Export Qualität Gran Lusso in brown (mogano - mahogany - according to the label) with a nlack ribbon and bow. Size 56. Overwelt brim at 5,3 cm and crown 10,5 cm at the pinch. Very lightweight hat again and and weighs the same as the black one with only 87 grams. This has a more traditional finishing and has the corrugated spacer in front of the sweatband too. Sold by LH van Hees of München. Lovely hat.
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I would not have thought that this combination would have worked, but on seeing it is quite nice.This one haven't posted before. It's waiting for the third hat-exchange with Daniele. Borsalino in grey (Bismuto), Suprema Quality, size 60. Bound brim 5,5cm and crown 11cm at the pinch. A bit unusual to see a colour combination more common to homburg hats on a fedora, but I think it works.
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If this hat was in my size I'd be tempted to engage in a bit of theft. What a beautiful hat.
Deadly, thanks. The more unusual ones do stand out.I would not have thought that this combination would have worked, but on seeing it is quite nice.
Sure, I'd be interested in addresses. I think I have been to most places like Episode and the like in Paris, bit I could have missed some. Feel free to message me on here!
This one haven't posted before. It's waiting for the third hat-exchange with Daniele. Borsalino in grey (Bismuto), Suprema Quality, size 60. Bound brim 5,5cm and crown 11cm at the pinch. A bit unusual to see a colour combination more common to homburg hats on a fedora, but I think it works.
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Christophe, thanks!Wonderful contrast between brim edge and ribbon!
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Fantastic heather felt, Christophe. Great form and finishing. Beautiful hat.I have been meaning to add a few Borsalino’s to the Brotherhood archives.
Here is one from 1963 in a dark moss with flecks of blue and grey.
Open: 5-3/4 inches
Centre-creased: 4-1/2 to pinch and 5 to side
Brim: 2 inches
Black ribbon: 2 inches and a wind trolley
The brim edge seems to be similar to that of the Stetson Mode Edge style, or a kind of pressed felt.
There is a number ‘33489’, but the paper was brittle so hard to photograph.
Original receipt : purchased on 10 October 1963
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That's a real handsome gem, right there.I have been meaning to add a few Borsalino’s to the Brotherhood archives.
Here is one from 1963 in a dark moss with flecks of blue and grey.
Open: 5-3/4 inches
Centre-creased: 4-1/2 to pinch and 5 to side
Brim: 2 inches
Black ribbon: 2 inches and a wind trolley
The brim edge seems to be similar to that of the Stetson Mode Edge style, or a kind of pressed felt.
There is a number ‘33489’, but the paper was brittle so hard to photograph.
Original receipt : purchased on 10 October 1963
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