tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post869993489955948314..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - Forward with Flat Caps ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-1399041432215942212014-11-10T08:52:15.573+00:002014-11-10T08:52:15.573+00:00Hi Sue! I have been trying to contact you to see i...Hi Sue! I have been trying to contact you to see if its ok to use a couple of your photos as dressing in a low budget feel good film I'm working on. Would that be possible? Need to know today (mon 10/11/14) if poss- you can contact me her clare.andrade@gmail.com Thanks ClareClare Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671247275563229644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-49609109554530704802013-01-23T11:58:00.538+00:002013-01-23T11:58:00.538+00:00Thank you to everyone for their kind comments. In...Thank you to everyone for their kind comments. Initially I thought I had nothing to contribute on this week's prompt, but it is aamzing what surfaces when you ponder further! It shows the fascination of Sepia Saturday! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-43659188200529718482013-01-23T11:54:17.764+00:002013-01-23T11:54:17.764+00:00Thanks, Mike for your searching questions on the f...Thanks, Mike for your searching questions on the fashion in men's hats. Youj have given me a prompt for something further on the topic1 ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64467628349503949352013-01-21T20:24:34.867+00:002013-01-21T20:24:34.867+00:00My mother's father often wore a flat cap, alth...My mother's father often wore a flat cap, although I don't think we called them that. My father and his brother wore them when they were school age boys but not later on. Interesting and now I'm wondering about Mike's questions. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-36174939309667410172013-01-21T02:18:53.936+00:002013-01-21T02:18:53.936+00:00Great photos, I like the school boys the best for ...Great photos, I like the school boys the best for their variety of character. Men's hats deserve more history. The flat cap must have had a start somewhere. When did a man change to a new hat? Was there one style or color more fancy than others? Was it a rite of passage for a boy to get his first cap?Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-69375137986929025012013-01-20T20:17:23.939+00:002013-01-20T20:17:23.939+00:00My paternal grandfather wore a flat cap and I neve...My paternal grandfather wore a flat cap and I never thought it was particularly flattering but oddly enough my dad starting wearing one in recent years and it rather suited him!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-79233522398510954862013-01-20T08:35:06.052+00:002013-01-20T08:35:06.052+00:00I too have a whole family of photographs of previo...I too have a whole family of photographs of previous generations in flat caps. And not the modern (well modernish) restrained type of thing but proper wool headcoverers that gave you a big head whether you wanted one or not. In my youth I would not have been seen dead in such a thing, but I must confess to having grown fond of them as I have aged (Matured)Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-26199629471893923432013-01-20T01:59:03.734+00:002013-01-20T01:59:03.734+00:00Flat caps definitely give a time and place feel to...Flat caps definitely give a time and place feel to a photo, don't they. Thanks for sharing these from your collection.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-28226069659833982942013-01-20T01:13:45.557+00:002013-01-20T01:13:45.557+00:00If I saw a man wearing one of those caps now, I wo...If I saw a man wearing one of those caps now, I would think he was wearing it to cover up a bald spot.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-67212662782170080972013-01-19T23:05:58.768+00:002013-01-19T23:05:58.768+00:00Great collection of photos Sue. It was so sad to ...Great collection of photos Sue. It was so sad to read that your great uncle George was killed in WW1 though. Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14256891144016680902013-01-19T20:13:11.874+00:002013-01-19T20:13:11.874+00:00It's so funny he stood out for me too, althoug...It's so funny he stood out for me too, although his flat cap that you took to wonderful heights and fantastic photos too, was the only style hat my man (grandpa) never ever wore! But this side profile- he so was like my grandpa- great supply of flat caps - my hats off to you! Hahahaha!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-78160304229235030672013-01-19T19:22:50.718+00:002013-01-19T19:22:50.718+00:00I have fond memories of these hats. Several older ...I have fond memories of these hats. Several older uncles in Canada used to wear them. I associate them with age I guess rather than class. The pictures brought back excellent memories in particular of "Unc" - I don't think I ever knew his full name. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-47429022557302964172013-01-19T17:45:01.294+00:002013-01-19T17:45:01.294+00:00What a fine selection of cap photos! I really lik...What a fine selection of cap photos! I really like how you picked that theme too.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-4389815680666526742013-01-19T16:27:54.535+00:002013-01-19T16:27:54.535+00:00Thanks, bob, for taking the time to comment. I ag...Thanks, bob, for taking the time to comment. I agree with your about the baseball cap! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-65767528641122370572013-01-19T15:30:52.018+00:002013-01-19T15:30:52.018+00:00Thanks, Wendy. I really appreciate your comment, ...Thanks, Wendy. I really appreciate your comment, particularly about my final sentence being "the bow o.n the present". I do try to make the end of the blog posting a strongish one and not just to peter out. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-36509341590287553252013-01-19T15:29:32.053+00:002013-01-19T15:29:32.053+00:00I live in the North East of England close to where...I live in the North East of England close to where Andy Capp originated. I still wear a waterproof flat cap occasionally. Somehow the ubiquitous baseball cap does not have the same appeal.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64142997032350834992013-01-19T15:28:03.904+00:002013-01-19T15:28:03.904+00:00Thanks, Peter, for taking the time to comment. In...Thanks, Peter, for taking the time to comment. In any official record I have Grandad was described as a labourer, and I doubt if he was even a foreman. I will never know! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-65184473737166970872013-01-19T15:26:13.168+00:002013-01-19T15:26:13.168+00:00Thanks, Pauleen, for your comment. I am always ...Thanks, Pauleen, for your comment. I am always amazed at the different way bloggers interpret the same photo prompt and with this one flat caps stood out for me. I think you are right too with why my father did not like them. For him, it was associated wtih the working class znd he was very proud of the fact that he rose from leaving school at the age of 14 to work his way up to the postiion of Sales Director of a small Scottish company. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64738737444054567542013-01-19T14:03:54.749+00:002013-01-19T14:03:54.749+00:00I like your slant on this story -the flat cap hadn...I like your slant on this story -the flat cap hadn't even stood out for me, reflecting different social/cultural experiences. They were not as common here though Dad did get one when he went to Scotland. Was your father averse to them because they were associated with a different class of worker? Or another reason? Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-56570368436183238602013-01-19T13:25:46.745+00:002013-01-19T13:25:46.745+00:00The back story of the flat cap is very interesting...The back story of the flat cap is very interesting, and I love your comparisons that make me see what you mean. After celebrating the flat cap, you really surprised me with that last sentence. I love a great last sentence that just puts a bow on the present. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-8214295270512105342013-01-19T13:01:39.956+00:002013-01-19T13:01:39.956+00:00Come to think of it, there are not too many pictur...Come to think of it, there are not too many pictures of family members at their work. Not in my family at least. Maybe your grandfather was seated because he was the boss?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.com