Pith Helmet

[Riverkilt]

www.menshats.com has two pith helmets.

One of toyo straw that is available in four different colors. They aren't clear about sizes, for $25 guessing its one size fits all too.

The other is the one size fits all U.S. Military pith helmet for $45.00

Its a good company with top quality products, have ordered from them before.

Just type "pith" into the search bar.

Ron

[Macthenife]

I came upon this site and they carry a couple of Pith Helmets as well as some other interesting items. You can find them under "helmets" on the left menu bar.
I've never ordered from this company before so I really don't know much about them but you might take a look. I wish you luck in your search.

ima-usa.com

Shawn

[Panache]

George,

My pith helmet, like Glen's and Walkerk's, came from the Village Hat Shop (Glen already has provided a link)

I have been quite pleased with mine


It certainly was a most magnificient and civilized gift




And George...


remember to...


BEHAVE!








ith:Cheers


Jamie

[Jock Scot]

My topi was made by "Cargills of Colombo" in 1931. Is that any help?

[JSFMACLJR]

My topi was made by "Cargills of Colombo" in 1931. Is that any help?

You didn't toss it into the Canal on the trip home?

[Jock Scot]

You didn't toss it into the Canal on the trip home?

I am not THAT old! It belonged to my father. Serving in the Royal Navy I suspect that he never knew where his ship was going next, so he kept it. He was not wrong! He spent the time from the end of 1940 to the end 1947 out East.I do not remember him until I was at the age of 7.

[fluter]

Hatsinthebelfry.com I like the broader brimmed "Indian" version, for obvious reasons of latitude.

As Ron observed, check sizes carefully!

[The Celtic Gypsy]

Oh Panache, I love the stance. Most excellent.

A story about pith helmets. Some years ago members of my family (myself included) had to clean out the house of my late great-uncle. Now Uncle Mike was old even before I was born and he had lots of tales and stories of his adventures and travels. As we grew older, the other adults told us Uncle Mike's stories were just stories, he never really did all the traveling. Still I was always fascinated by his tales of his adventures in India. My bother loved his adventures in South America. Well after he died and we were going thru his things, we found a mothy blanket of some "native" design, coins from everywhere, trinkets from places Uncle Mike claimed to have visited and an old pith helmet with his name in it (which one of my brothers copped). We also found a journal recounting all his travels (I got that). Year later (now) I read the journal and I wish I could say with certainty they were actual or a figment of Uncle Mike's imagination as they were more of a recounting rather then a day to day journal. My brother still has the pith helmet and we talked about the stories. Uncle Mike stories were so real. There is no one alive now who can verify the stories. However, one of his cousins did have a picture of Uncle Mike wearing the pith helmet and tropical kind of clothes usually found in India from about the mid to late 'teens. The background does seem to fit. So did he do all the traveling or not. If only that pith helmet could talk.

[walkerk]

My hat size is 7 5/8 and the pith helmets I've found in person to try on have all been "one size fits all" and too small for me.

Best to be sure your size is available....

Ron

Ron, you can wear the "Big Head Version". http://www.villagehatshop.com/pith_helmet.html

[Rob Wright]

What's with all this "pithy" talk?

I've worn pith helmets with friends when they show their '67 Morris Minor Traveller much like the one below.



Rob