hat linings-what are they good for?

[Richard Warren]

I have a ten year old hat whose ling never would behave. I finally just tore it out (it was glued in). Made me start thinking what function it might serve. Can anyone tell me?

 

[gtdean48]

Use to, men wore hair tonic & greasy kid stuff in their hair. Linings protected the felt from such stuff, plus add a degree of insulation by holding in head heat a tad more than no liner. HTH

 

[BellyTank]

What's "greasy kid stuff"..?

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[carouselvic]

Everything except Brylcreem.

 

[Feraud]

Then there is the aesthetic quality.

 

[Nick D]

Then there is the aesthetic quality.

Indeed, some of the old linings were works of art in their own right.

 

[Dewhurst]

I have always regarded their primary purpose as "aesthetic". There are some practical purposes, but they have not played huge roles in the linings of my hats.

Most hats just look more classy with a lining to me.

 

[Roninjedi]

Just last night I removed the lining from my Akubra Fed IV. I want to hang on to it, since the logo is beautiful. In the hat, however, the lining started to sag down from the top (the glue on the top had come loose) and just made the hat hotter. In Texas, hotter is not necessarily what you're looking for.

 

[Feraud]

Not to mention product advertising.