The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[mayserwegener]

The color "Lentisco"(Mastic) is actually more intense in person. Fantastic mid-length Velour Finish.

Whipstitched edge with a Homburg-style curl. Crown is in the 5-3/4"+ range.

Another super find! It jumps out of the screen! The Velour finish does look fantastic.

 

[rlk]

Bulgarian Borsalino Stingy Homburgish

Light Charcoal Gray(underside view best rep.). Borderline Homburg-curl. Nice silk liner with red piping. Light and soft felt. Factory stamp with script Borsalino/1900 and separate size stamp that seems to have been used WW2 and earlier(not sure how far back).

 

[Aureliano]

Nice one, Robert. BTW I know Lazzaro was Giussepe's brother what's the "Fu" stand for. (isn't Fu "was" in Italian?

 

[rlk]

Nice one, Robert. BTW I know Lazzaro was Giussepe's brother what's the "Fu" stand for. (isn't Fu "was" in Italian?

Thanks. Yes, fu translates as "was" meaning "late"-no longer living.

 

[rlk]

Some Books from Alessandria

next time someone is in Italy....

 

[Aureliano]

I looked for those books! You can see some at the museum but they're out of print. And hard to find.

 

[rlk]

I looked for those books! You can see some at the museum but they're out of print. And hard to find.

I have had no success finding them on any book search engine.

 

[Aureliano]

I have had no success finding them on any book search engine.

My wife works for an antiquarian/rare bookstore here in NYC and she has not had any luck tracking them either...

 

[mayserwegener]

Borsalino Export Qualität

Black, size 5 1/2 Punti, missing wind trolley button, probably early - mid 1960s. The brim can be worn up or down. I have a Wegener and Mayser of similar style and weight. In hand this would not feel like most Borsalinos people have encountered.

 

[alanfgag]

that's a beauty!

 

[Justin B]

A pick-up from forum member Trotsky. Thanks again!

 

[zetwal]

Nice proportions and color, Justin B. Enjoy your new Borsalino ...

 

[hatophile]

Great Borso's mayser and justin!

 

[RBH]

Great Borso's mayser and justin!

Great hats.

 

[alanfgag]

Here is another lightweight unlined Borso... will be a summer hat. The onion skin was mostly gone so I removed the remaining crumbly bits.

 

[RBH]

That looks great on you Alan. Is the color more grey or would you call it silverbelly?

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks!... I'd call it a 50% gray with a little nod towards green. 2 3/8" brim - just a tad heavier felt than my Borso featherweight.

 

[fluteplayer07]

20's Borsalino fu Lazzaro, formerly Garrett's.

 

[fmw]

I'm not exactly sure why but I bought my first "vintage" fedora on Ebay. It looked, nice, had a reasonable starting bid and I entered it. I wasn't expecting to buy it but nobody else bid. At any rate it is a Borsalino stingy brim in black. The brim is 1 3/4", The crown is 4 1/4" at the front and 5 1/8" at the highest point point. The edges are finished by being turned under and then sewn. The grosgrain band is 2 1/4" wide. The crown is finished in a center dent and side pinches. I was surprised at the condition of the hat. There is some wear evident on the sweatband but the felt and hat band are flawless. Here are some images. Can someone out there ID it possibly?

 

[alanfgag]

The Diamante that I have is a "Diamante 25" - 25 dollar hat in a long hair glossy felt. Also narrow brim. It looks good on you.