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  2. Bowler hat - Wikipedia

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    Lock & Co. Hatters, St James's Street, London where the first bowler was sold in 1849. The bowler hat was designed in 1849 by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler to fulfill an order placed by the company of hatters James Lock & Co. of St James's, [4] which had been commissioned by a customer to design a close-fitting, low-crowned hat to protect gamekeepers from low-hanging branches ...

  3. 1850s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    Tall top hats were worn with formal dress and grew taller on the way to the true stovepipe shape, but a variety of other hat shapes were popular. Soft-crowned hats, some with wide brims, were worn for country pursuits. The bowler hat was invented in 1850 but remained a working-class accessory.

  4. The 11 highest-earning bowlers of all time - AOL

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    READ MORE: The 21 richest golfers in the world According to Britannica , in 1964 iconic bowler Don Carter was the first athlete to earn a $1 million contract in any professional sport.

  5. Western wear - Wikipedia

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    Lawman Bat Masterson wearing a bowler hat.The bowler hat was later replaced by the cowboy hat.. In the early days of the Old West, it was the bowler hat rather than the slouch hat, center crease (derived from the army regulation Hardee hat), or sombrero that was the most popular among cowboys as it was less likely to blow off in the wind. [1]

  6. James Lock & Co. - Wikipedia

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    Lock & Co. Hatters (formally James Lock and Co. Ltd) is the world's oldest hat shop, the world's 34th oldest family-owned business and is a Royal warrant holder. Its shop is located at 6 St James's Street , London, and is a Grade II* listed building.

  7. Hat - Wikipedia

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    Extravagant hats were popular in the 1980s, and in the early 21st century, flamboyant hats made a comeback, with a new wave of competitive young milliners designing creations that include turban caps, trompe-l'œil-effect felt hats and tall headpieces made of human hair. Some new hat collections have been described as "wearable sculpture". Many ...

  8. Baseball cap - Wikipedia

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    A New York Yankees baseball cap. A baseball cap is a type of soft hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill [1] projecting in front. [2]The front of the hat typically displays a design or a logo (historically, usually only a sports team, namely a baseball team, or names of relevant companies, when used as a commercial marketing technique).

  9. Comparison of baseball and cricket - Wikipedia

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    Baseball and cricket are the best-known members of a family of related bat-and-ball games.Both have fields that are 400 feet (120 m) or more in diameter between their furthest endpoints, [1] offensive players who can hit a thrown/"bowled" ball out of the field and run between safe areas to score runs (points) at the risk of being gotten out (forced off the field of play by the opposing team ...