Johnfromstaffs
Johnfromstaffs
The picture of the waterworks staff seems to be at odds with the received wisdom (well, received by me anyway) that the bowler hat was reserved for the foreman or under manager and the workman wore a flat cap, or even a paper hat in the 1800s, like the carpenter in the Walrus and the Carpenter iirc. A lot of the old railway company works pictures will show this convention, there usually being lots of flat caps but only one or two gents in bowlers, usually also wearing watches and chains, the thicker the chain the more exalted the man.
No hats these days? If you’re looking for me, in the summer I would be the one in the floppy cricket hat, in the winter a ratting cap or cheesecutter, or a deerstalker. The reason? No hair.
No hats these days? If you’re looking for me, in the summer I would be the one in the floppy cricket hat, in the winter a ratting cap or cheesecutter, or a deerstalker. The reason? No hair.