Tilt hats were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were worn at an angle and held to the back of the head by a strap, rigid ring, elastic band beneath the hair, or a combination of these. Very small toy or doll hats typically did not have a head-hugging strap feature.
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1855 tilt hat
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1930s tilt doll hat
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1930s straw tilt hat
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1930s Bovio Modes black satin tilt hat
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1930s/1940s straw tilt hat
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1930s/1940s tilt hat from Shoppe Yvonne
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1940s tilt hat
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1940s Roberta Bernays tilt hat
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1940s tilt hat
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1940s tilt hat
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1940s Gage Bros velour tilt hat with ostrich feather
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1940s Helene Adams tilt hat
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1940s Worth tilt hat
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1940s Cecile fur/velvet tilt hat
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1940s tilt hat
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1942 Kathleen Inc tilt hat
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1940s tilt hat
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1945 Robert Dudley tilt hat
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1940s Hattie Carnegie tilt hat
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1940s Joal New York straw tilt hat
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1940s tilt hat
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