Tinman Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 OK, so here’s my big weirdy find for the weekend; I attended a flea market near DC over the weekend and had to come home with something! Despite the pictures it’s in pretty good shape considering the probable age; I doubt it was associated with any TV or radio show and was most likely a souvenir from the 50’s, which is a guess because of the jet aircraft. The rockets are pretty cool with the one reminding me of Firefly’s ship, Serenity. There is a stamp on the inside but it’s hard to make out fully. Any thoughts or comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Weird. It couldn't have been comfortable to wear with all those metal clasps. I'm seeing "Silver-Rush/Silver-Rich" Long Island, NY, Made in USA, Of Made ****, Used Ha***, (and much smaller print I can't see). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Bill - This ad appeared in the July 12, 1952 issue of Billboard, page 67: Here's the link to the entire page and magazine: https://books.google.com/books?id=eR4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=felt+beanie+hat,+long+island+city&source=bl&ots=Uq1j2cl7gr&sig=26GZj2DlqAYHmDEq-kBVH4tC0mU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiiuMWAncbSAhUH1SYKHdIuAsc4ChDoAQhPMA4#v=onepage&q=felt beanie hat%2C long island city&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Nice work, Joe, as always, I knew you'd be able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 That's crazy Joe, amazing find...looks like it truly is an Atomic-Age beanie! I wonder how many of these survived? Nicely done Sir...nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Found this advert for the Atomic Beanie...November 1952: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 A few more adverts from 1952: ...and from 1953: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I remember the phrase as a kid, "He's got rocks in his head". This one creates a whole new saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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