Mean Eyed Matt
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Stefan, Great find and background info! I think there is enough evidence (date stamps) that Echter Borsalino with the separate size stamp are late 1930s early 1940s. This one also has a similar sweatband type as some of the Echter Borsalino with the separate size stamp. What is interesting is the sweatband seam is stitched. What does that look like? Is it possible it was restored / modified (stamp on felt) by Borsalino?
I noticed that too, so I had my eye on the Max Eckard:
The structure of the sweats with the small "spots" is often the same
on the early Echter Borsalino and on Stefans newest find;
and it is different from the (my) later stamp-dated ones.