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2. American fiber helmet - Wikipedia

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   The first patent for the Hawley pressed fiber sun helmet was petitioned to the U.S. government in 1935 and subsequently granted in 1938. [14] [16] The International Hat Company was the first manufacturer of the World War II model of fiber helmets for the U.S. Army, beginning in June 1940 to 1946. [17]

3. Boonie hat - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Army issue boonie hat in the BDU camouflage pattern, circa 1994. A boonie hat or booney hat is a type of wide-brim sun hat commonly used by military forces in hot tropical climates. Its design is similar to a bucket hat but with a stiffer brim. The Australian giggle hat has a thinner brim.

4. Pith helmet - Wikipedia

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   In the narrowest definition, a pith helmet is a type of sun hat made from the wood of the pith plant. [5] However, pith helmet may more broadly refer to this style of helmet when made from any number of lightweight sun-shading materials, [5] such as cork wood, rattan [6] or fiber. [5] It was designed to shade the wearer's head and face from the ...

5. International Hat Company - Wikipedia

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   However, it is the International Hat military sun helmets that have become the most notable collector's items. Established in 1917 as a private corporation, the company began with a single product line of harvest straw hats. [3] By the late 1930s, the company had expanded into fiber pressed sun hats and leather harvest hats. [3]

6. Hawley Products Company - Wikipedia

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   Although the Hawley trooper was directly sold to Scouts by the BSA, the sun hat never replaced the official Scout hat. [12] The United States military adopted the sun helmet design in 1940. Hawley Products and the International Hat Company won military contracts to manufacture hundreds of thousands of the pressed fiber sun helmet.

7. 10 Fashionable Sun Hats You Won't Be Embarrassed to Wear - AOL

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   Built to brave the harsh sun. We've rounded up the best men's sun hats to buy this season, with options from Nike, L. L. Bean and Patagonia.