Showing posts with label top hat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label top hat. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Top Hats

Top hats are head coverings that first appeared in the early 1800s. Below is a picture of Abraham Lincoln in a "stovepipe" version of the top hat. Top hats were primarily made of beaver felt until the middle of the 19th century, when silk top hats became the standard. I have had many types of hats but I have yet to own or wear a top hat, maybe someday I will find the occasion. Another famous top hat is pictured below!