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Mans Vintage Straw Boater Hat

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Mans Vintage Straw Boater Hat

This is a lovely straw boater hat, the headband is a wide black grosgrain ribbon.
Label Reads 'Burgess Hats 100% Natural Straw '
Medium Made in England
The origins of today’s boater are the sailor’s hat issued to midshipmen in the Royal Navy near the end of the nineteenth century. They were not as stiff as the modern boater but provided protection from tropical sun.

These hats were adopted by children in Victorian England and became part of their school uniforms wearing their school or house colours as bands.

The boater became a popular form of summer headwear for gentlemen as a lighter and cooler alternative to the bowler. For a while they also became popular with costermongers in the East End of London but today they are a rare sight, as it has been eclipsed by the Panama, and are mainly seen as part of the summer social scene at Henley Royal Regatta.

Inside 56cm 22inches
6cm Brim
8cm Height

Condition Excellent

Price: £30.00

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