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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

Mr. Lucky

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SHUFFLED off to...
I am now an official member of the Borsolino Brotherhood. In my recent sojourn to Williamsburg Brooklyn and to Bencraft Hatters, and, mostly with the help of the elder Mr. Goldstein, I acquired a NEW old stock Borso Torino, size 7 3/4! Old style liner. Old style size tag. Beautiful felt AND a Cavanagh edge! A glorious hat if there ever was one!

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More details and photos to come!

PS - Sorry about the photo. My wife said "MOVE! You're blocking the view!"
 

DOUGLAS

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They don't call you Mr. Lucky for nothin;) Great looking hat man. Congrats.

Thanks gentlemen,I am most pleased with this one.
 

scotrace

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Nice Hat!

Hemingway Jones said:
Well, I'm not Italian, but here I am in Rome wearing a vintage Borsalino:



Those are nice hats! There's nothing like a wide-ribboned Borsalino. And I know for a fact that the second hat is soft as a puppy's tummy.
 

oswd

New in Town
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spain
Hemingway Jones said:
Pesca means "peach," which refers to the feel of the felt.

Well, I'm not Italian, but here I am in Rome wearing a vintage Borsalino:

Hi Hemingway Jones
Nice bag, it is a Billingham?

Regards
 

Dinerman

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Bozeman, MT
here's what I'm at.

black wide brim
tan homburg
grey thin ribbon
brown rollable
greenish rollable
milan straw
fuzzy wide brim
JW marriott hat
in the mail:
black homburg
velour fedora
 

mingoslim

Practically Family
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Southern Ohio
I just picked up a Borso on eBay . . .

I just picked up this Borso on eBay . . . It does not look like much in the images that were posted on eBay, but I think once I get my hands on it, steam it, brush it, and bash it, that I will have a little treausre on my hands . . .

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t53/mingoslim/borsalino1.jpg

I will, of course, post better pics once I have the hat in hand, as it were.
 

DOUGLAS

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Mingoslim, That is a nice looking hat. I almost bid on that one myself. Did you bid on the other one also?
 

riccardo

Practically Family
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516
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Sicily - Italy
Very good hat!
I had bid on it...one of the first bid...wow compliments for a great bid and a great hat.
Good luck with this hat and show us your pics.
Sincerely, Riccardo.
mingoslim said:
I just picked up this Borso on eBay . . . It does not look like much in the images that were posted on eBay, but I think once I get my hands on it, steam it, brush it, and bash it, that I will have a little treausre on my hands . . .

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t53/mingoslim/borsalino1.jpg

I will, of course, post better pics once I have the hat in hand, as it were.
 

mingoslim

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I bid both

DOUGLAS said:
Mingoslim, That is a nice looking hat. I almost bid on that one myself. Did you bid on the other one also?

But I only picked up the one . . . The images of the other looked good too, and I htink whoever got it will be equally happy . . . But with the wider band and narrower brim (and the fact that i had already won the first) I was not willing to bid it quite as high.

Truth is, I have about blown my hat budget for the next couple of months!
 

mingoslim

Practically Family
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Southern Ohio
riccardo said:
Very good hat!
I had bid on it...one of the first bid...wow compliments for a great bid and a great hat.
Good luck with this hat and show us your pics.
Sincerely, Riccardo.

Thanks Riccardo . . .
I know a couple of other Loungers had bids in . . . And although I paid a bit more than I really wanted to, I think this one is going to be a keeper, and still a steal of a deal.
 

DOUGLAS

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It is going to be a good one mingoslim. I would love to see some pics when you get it.
 

M_Jones

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Fortress of Solitude
DOUGLAS said:
Mingoslim, That is a nice looking hat. I almost bid on that one myself. Did you bid on the other one also?


I got the other one DOUGLAS. When I saw both go up for sale I knew that I would end up owning one of them if not both. This will be my third vintage Borsalino in six weeks. I can't stop. lol The bad part is that I have spent so much money on hats lately that I need to cal it quits for a while. They sure seem like nice lids. I can't wait to get mine. :D
 

DOUGLAS

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Congrats M_Jones, be sure to post some photos Please. I have a gut feeling these hats are really good.
 

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