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Demon Hanover
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You’re probably right this is a Biltmore, as the made in Canada mark is the one they use. Or at least the sweatband is from biltmoreChurchill that I strongly suspect was made by Biltmore.
It’s a decent quality hat, but I just like “more” hat.
Still looking for a 7 5/8 Beaver 50 or 100.
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Thanks, Byron. And welcome to the lounge by the way!Well balanced hat!
Looks better and better everytime i see it.Demon Hanover
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This discussion is more for the Borsalino Brotherhood thread, but in short: we don't really know. There's no obvious and noticeable difference between the various designations, which isn't to say that there isn't a difference and it's all just marketing. It might well be that the various qualities have some relation with the composition of the felt for instance.A novice hat collector, like me, and other non-experts are just trying to follow some kind of logic:
"Extra" is expected to be better than simple "Superiore"
"Extra Extra" is expected to be better than "Extra"
and so on ...
I don't mean newest Borsalinos; but the models from the second half of the last century ... before and after leaving Alessandria.
Of course I have noticed that felt quality sometimes does not relate to the mentioned descriptions.
Are all these different quality names really meaningless and nonsense?
Bet nobody bothered you either!Chilling in the hammock with the Amish the other day...waiting on tires for the car.
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Beautiful series of hairy hats so far, Daniele. Can't wait for the rest of them.A few days of absence and the parade of magnificent hats has expanded
From the "hairy hats" series, today we have a Borsalino
Borsalino Grand Prix size 6 or 59 cm. or 7 3/8 US
Color is "Miele" and the ribbon is "Seppia". Magnificent felt and color matching, equally
Hat from the sixties of excellent workmanship with a felt, soft and very compact, with a unique color best taken in the sun
Thanks for the likes of last week and have a nice day
The hairy serie is not finish
Very nice as usual, Alan. What strikes me most about some of the older hats is how well the hats with woolcontent were done. Superb craftsmanship back in the day.An unusual Dobbs Gay Prince, no liner, lightweight heather felt and missing the whipstitch detailing on the self ribbon. 1940s HCA manufacturing label and $12.50 price sticker. The Gay Prince trademark was filed in 1946 (the year of this advertisement) but the filing shows a first use in trade date of 1940. From the felt (which might contain wool) and the sweatband, I think this is possibly a wartime era GP, but that is just a guess of course.
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That does take my heartrate up a few notches alright! Gorgeous looking felt, Daniele.Walk on the east side of the valley where I was born, a bit of sun and then the shade and the cold
Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore size 6 1/2 or 60 cm. 7 1/2 US
Color Misto Sodio, no name for the fancy ribbon
This is a tribute to Stefan and his passion for Borsalino "Misto"
Felt is very soft and the ribbon is very uncommon
The hat was restored in Italy by Sergio Melegari - Milan
This walk is a small journey into memories
Buon Venerdì!
Thanks for your likes
Great hat as always Bob.Beater Resistol to check the game cam.
Buck:
Bobcat butt:
Now that is a hat with presence! Wonderful, Alan.The only thing I love more than Mallorys is Mallowmars.
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Thanks, B!Looks better and better everytime i see it.
B