Showing posts with label Bush Hat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bush Hat. Show all posts

Sunday 11 September 2022

Australian Bush Hat

Australian Bush Hat, that's what it says on the label 

This hat is made of leather with a wide brim to protect the wearer from the sun and rain.

The leather is a bit mouldy but will easily polish out, whoever owned it last must have put it away damp.



Around the crown is plaited leather band, its got a cowboy hat feeling and is probably a style used by Australian cattle ranchers.


The crown is creased telescope style from the way its made


Like most bush hats it's vented in the side



Sunday 4 September 2022

Bucket Hat

 A Bucket Hat 

A bush hat is similar to a bucket hat but has a stiffer brim.


A bush hat is a form of wide-brim hat commonly used by military forces



Also known as a Boonie hat by Americans  


 The hat as a fabric tape band of loops is sewn around the hat's crown. This ring is meant to hold additional vegetation/foliage as camouflage. 


Complete with vented crown


Brim up or Brim down, I think with the brim up you will gather a nice puddle in the rain to tip on friends.



Thursday 25 July 2019

Hessian Hat



This hat is made of hessian and was purchased from a trader at Chatsworth Country Fair whose key feature was everything hessian.


This is one of those hats that although outwardly rough-looking is actually a quality well-made product and a comfortable hat to wear.


The hat is properly lined with a fabric that is more comfortable against the skin.


The edge of the hat has been frayed, although the fraying as been stitched, secured and tidied so it will remain stable and secure.


The hat brim has a wire running around it which you can use to shape it, such as turning up the brim cowboy hat style like in the photo below.


I can see this hat being worn as a comfortable casual summer hat or used to theme a yokel costume.


Good cooling summer wear, although not waterproof at all.


Monday 15 June 2015

The Cork Hat

This tourist only gift hat was brought back from Australia by my globe trotting mother about 10 years ago.

A basic bucket hat with corks dangling from the rim in theory to keep away blow flies from Australians as they travelled through the Outback, I'm sure it works to some extent.



The Cork Hat has been relegated to a novelty item.


The original cork hats had the corks dangling from a slouch hat or bush hat which is proper stiff brimmed felt hat.