Aretha Franklin's Hat

Nothing captivated onlookers more than Aretha Franklin's hat at the 2009 Presidential Inaugeral see this link for Hat highlights and spoofs with others enjoying the Ginormous "Bow Hat."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/aretha-franklins-hat/raving_over_arethas_hat

More Info on the Borsalino Hats

Well, as luck would have it, these hat items are actually hat blanks or forms, from which actual hats are made (not overly surprising). I visited with a hat expert at Shepler's Western Wear store and he told me flat out that it was indeed, a hat blank, at which point I asked him if he could fashion a Borsalino Fedora hat in a 7.5. I cannot wait to see how nice that will be! There may be more pics forthcoming on the Borsalino story and many more of my hat collection.

BORSALINO HATS, ANYONE?

Hello! I recently found these old Borsalino hats in their original wedge-shaped boxes. They are labeled, "Grand Prix Paris 1900" and look like beanie caps. They are strange looking and I am thinking that these are souvenir hats that were sold to onlookers at the 1900 Grand Prix car race in Paris in 1900. I looked for information everywhere on the internet and found nothing, which leads me to believe that these beanies are not only old, but rare as well. All of the physical aspects of the boxes, the hat shape and lettering on the hats appears to be consistent with the 1900 date as well. I am in the process of collecting as much information as possible, before I list them on Ebay, unless I get an offer that seems reasonable without listing them.


As the owner/curator of London House Antiquities, I occasionally come across rather unique items. The last such item was a John Speed Map dating from 1670. As information rolls in, I will keep readers abreast of this developing hat happening.