The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[billysmom]

Garrett -

Is there never an end to this awesome parade?

Sue

 

[Garrett]

 

[billysmom]

Nope. No end in sight. It's like watching a slow freight train at a railroad crossing.

Sue

 

[Garrett]

 

[Garrett]

Ok ok, I'll stop

 

[billysmom]

Ahhhhhh. Relief. Seriously fine collection of Borsalinos. Standing Ovation.

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Please feel free to send them to Texas.

Sue

 

[rlk]

Ok ok, I'll stop

It would be alright if you had anything decent to show....

Amazing what the Cranially Challenged can collect(and afford).

 

[ScottF]

Ok ok, I'll stop

Thanks a lot Garrett...I just got a minty Borsalino Homburg in the mail today, and immediately stomped it in the ground and tossed it in the trash.



... wait for it ....................... wait for it .............................I made ...... homburger out of it

 

[Dreispitz]

Here's my recently-acquired green Borsalino. Looks familiar - undoubtedly listed on eBay by one of the FL bretheren ....

Extremely soft, light, pliable felt. It will be a joy to wear this fall!



Sue

Suits you well! Very nice one, that should be quite vintage! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[ScottF]

ScottF -

Was it from this shop?

The one I received was unbelievably soft yet substantial. Wonderful hat! If yours is half as nice it should become one of your favorites.

Sue

Mine arrived yesterday - near mint with a sweatband that looked like it had been put in the hat yesterday. Too tight, though - I've been finding that many of the 7 1/4 Borsos are more like 7 1/8's, but maybe it's just an odd coincidence.

 

[rlk]

They always run a little small.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Ok so long ago I asked what is the quintessential fedora,..

....and they all said, "Borsalino". So the thought of finding one came to my mind,..briefly! Good luck finding a 60 or 70 year old hat of any kind in my huge size 7-5/8!
But just the other day, I stumbled upon this wonderful example in almost pristine condition! Unbelievable,..the less ya look for something,..the easier it is to find.
So does this get me a seat in the meeting hall or what??

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[billysmom]

Maj. Nick Danger, that is an amazing hat! Congratulations on your find.

Sue

 

[jimmy the lid]

Fantastic green Borso, Sue! :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[jimmy the lid]

Great parade of Borsos, Garrett -- but this one's to die for! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Mario]

Great parade of Borsos, Garrett -- but this one's to die for! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

:arated:

What a beauty - wonderful! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

What are the measurements on this one?

 

[billysmom]

Hairy Borsalino

This arrived today from eBay. Crease is off-center, so I'm warming up the steamer.

Made for US market, black sweat with "Original House"

Liner has yellow oilskin:

Paper tag inside sweat:

 

[Aureliano]

Help dating my hat...

I bought this Borsalino from a friend who was selling some of the clothes of his dead great and grandparents. I need help dating it.
The hat is my first fuzzy one, not too much but definitely fuzzier than any other I own. The felt is dense yet not stiff at all. The liner, according to my friend, is not satin but silk. I'm not positive about this detail (got to ask wife when she comes back) but it feels way different from any other liner in the rest of my Borsalinos. It is also sewn, not glued. I couldn't find any tag under it but there is a spot showing a small rectangular discoloration where, I assume, it might have been placed at some point. No size tag either, but it fits me only slightly tight. I'm a 7 1/8. A bit of steam and the hat jack will do the job, I think.
The leather sweat band is in great shape (softest leather I've ever felt in a sweat band!), except for the part under the little white bow which seems to be split (I'm thinking I might be able to stitch it back.) The brim is a little over 2 1/2 inches and has some interesting stitching along the outside edge.
I find it interesting it has stamped what it is made of. The name of it is "continental"
Here are the shots, after I spent a lot of time brushing off a mountain of dust. Hope you can help.

 

[ScottF]

Brown Unlined Borso

No idea on age - I bought this from a guy in France. Something about that Montmartre sweat stamp that I couldn't resist. The felt is the nicest of any Borsalino I've owned. It's also my favorite hat that I rarely wear:

 

[Dreispitz]

I bought this Borsalino from a friend who was selling some of the clothes of his dead great and grandparents. I need help dating it.
The hat is my first fuzzy one, not too much but definitely fuzzier than any other I own. The felt is dense yet not stiff at all. The liner, according to my friend, is not satin but silk. I'm not positive about this detail (got to ask wife when she comes back) but it feels way different from any other liner in the rest of my Borsalinos. It is also sewn, not glued. I couldn't find any tag under it but there is a spot showing a small rectangular discoloration where, I assume, it might have been placed at some point. No size tag either, but it fits me only slightly tight. I'm a 7 1/8. A bit of steam and the hat jack will do the job, I think.
The leather sweat band is in great shape (softest leather I've ever felt in a sweat band!), except for the part under the little white bow which seems to be split (I'm thinking I might be able to stitch it back.) The brim is a little over 2 1/2 inches and has some interesting stitching along the outside edge.
I find it interesting it has stamped what it is made of. The name of it is "continental"
Here are the shots, after I spent a lot of time brushing off a mountain of dust. Hope you can help.

Looks rather recent to me. I´d say, sometime nineties. The sweatband is not as broad, as the pre 1986 ones.