Man-from-Mars Radio Hat is Pith++

By at 9:22 am Thursday, Jul 21


As if pith helmets weren't stylish enough on their own, this 1949 ad from Popular Science features a beautiful pith++ version with a two-tube radio built into it, sporting the glorious moniker "Man-From-Mars Radio Hat." I mean, woah.

THE AMAZING NEW Man-From-Mars RADIO HAT (Oct, 1949)

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