Odd brimless hat....

[PKM101]

Any ideas on this one?

THANKS!!

 

[Dinerman]

Bellhop?

 

[Yeps]

Reminds me of a cap I was given from Greece once, only that had a tassel, kind of a soft version of a fez. Also a bit like a taqiyah. I would definitely say that the style is eastern Mediterranean.

It also looks like the cap an organ grinder would wear.

 

[Warbaby]

Looks like a smoking cap to me.

 

[indycop]

Some old military hats from europe looked like that. And some of the foreign units from the civil war had something like that.

 

[Lincsong]

Could be something a Priest wore.[huh]

 

[Cigarband]

I've seen similar hats worn by High School and College Bands.

 

[The Wolf]

It reminds me of a hat Ben Kingsley wore In "Alice in Wonderland".
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Ben_Kingsley

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Woodfluter]

I'd vote for bellhop, but am also thinking I've seen something similar in pictures of ushers at movie theaters a long, long time ago.
- Bill

 

[AntonAAK]

Another vote for smoking cap.

 

[RBH]

I think Gene got ahold of it.

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

I think bellhop too

"CALL FOR PHILIP MORRRRISSS!"

 

[johnnycanuck]

Smoking cap.

Johnny

 

[scotrace]

Call For

Bellhop.

 

[Fletch]

Definitely smoking cap. Worn with smoking jacket, after the Turkish custom. They kept away the drafts and were often worn around the house even when tobacco was not in use.

The cap was often handmade by a special lady friend. Some had fez-like tassels, but they were generally low-profile, not the traditional bucket fez.

 

[Mr E Train]

How very Victorian, to have a special hat expressly for wearing while smoking.lol

 

[gtdean48]

Looks like the organ grinder's monkey lost his lid!!!

 

[fluteplayer07]

Smoking cap to me.

flute

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Looks like the organ grinder's monkey lost his lid!!!

"There was some question as to whether the beggar or his minkey was breaking the leu" - Jacques Clouseau

 

[fluteplayer07]

Correction. RBH was right. Gene finally got a hold of this one (Style 259):

http://www.millerhats.com/dobbsfelt_index/dobbsfelt.html

And tested out his embroidery skills on it.



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