hats

[Anonymous-0]

when I was a kid there was what we called turtle shell hats some of them had tractor logos no the front fo the hat,I think they are called safri hats now.
my ? is where can I find these, I am sure ebay has some of these hats but have not found how to pull them up to look at them.
Is there any help you can give me.
thanks very much grasscuter

 

[Allan in NE]

Pith Helment.

Allan

 

[Rich Va]

We called them turtle shells also.I still have one. The new ones are made of plastic. Seen some just last week but can't remember,either Wally World or Agri-Supply.

 

[rpg52]

Not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but beekeepers use a helmet shaped hat made of some kind of fiber molded together. Look under apiary supplies.
Ray

 

[GeneMO]

Allen is right on the Pith helmet. Check to see where you local Viet Cong shop. Just kidding. I saw some folks wearing them at the Red Power Round up I think, with the IH logo.

Gene

 

[NCWayne]

You can get just about any kind of hat for outside wear you want from Gemplers.
Gemplers

 

[glennster]

here ya go
pith helmets

 

[Wesley Stephens]

everybody in this part of the world calls them cooter shells because that's what we call the big snapping turtles in the swamps that people like to eat.

 

[Anonymous-0]

How do you pronouce it? ) pithhelmets.com
pith helmet

 

[Coffee Helps]

Pith helmets. Yes, my grandparents used to pay me about 10 cents a quart box to pick strawberries out of their patch many years ago. Sometimes wore a pith helmet out there in the sun, picking berries. Mark SW Wis.

 

[sammy the RED]

Can't say it"] How do you pronouce it? ) pithhelmets.com

Phuket Pith Helmet
Price: $9.95 ...... From villagehatshop.com

How do you pronouce this one ? :?:

 

[Chas Fergie-30]

If you are looking for the plastic Pith Helmets, any Army/Navy surplus sells them. Also, mailman wears them and they can be bought locally at uniform supply stores. I have seen new ones in Camo, Green, Tan, blue, brown, white, black at my local Army surplus store.

BTW the original Pith helmets that the British military wore were made from "pith" which is a lightweight cork type of material which insulate the head from the heat/cold and was light weight...why do I know this...I have no idea!

Good luck
Chas CA

 

[Anonymous-0]

friend of mine bought a new ferguson 30 in 1951 & got a pith helmet with it, all buyers did. he wears it on tractor tours.