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Hat

Object number2018.119.1

Manufacturer J. Hats

Datec. 1975

OriginScranton, PA

MediumStyrofoam; Paper; Adhesive; Fabric string

Credit LineGift of Albert Sorokis

DescriptionOff-white styrofoam "straw" boater hat. Textured to resemble a woven straw hat. Oval crown with flat top, straight sides, and flat oval brim with serrated edge. Dark gray paper hatband adhered around crown has white text on front. Inside crown are two brown woven straps.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.625 × 11 × 12.5 in. (9.2 × 27.9 × 31.8 cm)
InscriptionsOff-white styrofoam "straw" boater hat. Textured to resemble a woven straw hat. Oval crown with flat top, straight sides, and flat oval brim with serrated edge. Dark gray paper hatband adhered around crown has white text on front. Inside crown are two brown woven straps; proper right strap is detached on front end. Raised circle inside crown has raised maker text.
MarksRaised circle inside crown has raised text around perimeter "J HATS / SCRANTON PENNA. / MADE IN U.S.A."
Historical NotesHat from Bimbo's Restaurant and Bar in Mt. Lebanon, Oakland, and Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The location in Mt. Lebanon opened in 1971. It was known for its Styrofoam straw hats, pizza, beer, peanut shells on the floor, the band Steel City Stompers, and Saturday afternoon parties where the birthday boy or girl got a whipped cream pie in the face. There were also locations in Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C. The Mt. Lebanon location was the last to close in 1983, and it became Froggy’s Roadhouse.

Related institution Bimbo's Restaurant and Bar

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