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Sweatband Bow

Feb 25, 2017 | by admin | Hat Resource | Articles

The sweatband bow is found on the inside of men’s hats. Attached to the inside, back seam of the sweatband.
Easy for men to tell which is the back of the hat when putting it on quickly.

Rumor has it that the inside sweatband bow resembles skull and crossbones. Making it is a nod to past milliners who were stricken with mercury poisoning by prolonged exposure to mercury vapors during the felting process.

Written by TheVintageFashionGuild.


1890s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1890s sweatband bow
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1920s sweatband bow   - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s sweatband bow
Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s sweatband bow - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1920s sweatband bow
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1940s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1940s sweatband bow
Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1940s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1940s sweatband bow
Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1950s sweatband bow   - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1950s sweatband bow
Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1950s sweatband bow  -  Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1950s sweatband bow
Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1950s sweatband bow  -  Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1950s sweatband bow
Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1950s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1950s sweatband bow
Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1960s sweatband bow   - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage
1960s sweatband bow
Courtesy of alleycatsvintage
1960s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1960s sweatband bow
Courtesy of wyomingvintage
1960s sweatband bow  - Courtesy soulmanvintage
1960s sweatband bow
Courtesy soulmanvintage
1960s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage
1960s sweatband bow
Courtesy of alleycatsvintage
1970s sweatband bow  - Courtesy of soulmanvintage
1970s sweatband bow
Courtesy of soulmanvintage
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