Sailor's cap
The sailor's cap is a visor cap made of cloth , leather or synthetic leather that was originally worn by seafarers .
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Elbe sailors
The Elbe sailor is a simple, low sailor's hat made of black or dark blue navy cloth. It has a rim about three centimeters high and is fitted with a leather storm strap on the front of the hat bridge. Nowadays, plastic is often used instead of patent leather.
Old townspeople
A slightly higher variant of the Elbe sailor is the old town . Instead of a strap, it has a cord over the visor.
Fleetenkieker
The Fleetenkieker is similar to the Elbe sailor, but somewhat larger and softer. This form of the skipper's hat is named after the Hamburg Fleetenkiekern .
Elbe pilot hat
The Elbe pilot hat or the Elbe pilot , also Helgoland pilot hat , is made especially for the Hamburg pilot . The hat has a high bridge and a small cap, the peak is covered with oak leaves. The cap cord can be twisted or braided. The Elbe pilot hat is similar to the Prinz Heinrich hat .
The Elblotsen cap became popular as the " Schmidt cap", the "trademark" of the Federal Minister and later Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt .
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- ↑ a b Franklin Kopitzsch , Daniel Tilgner (Ed.): Hamburg Lexikon. 4th, updated and expanded special edition. Ellert & Richter, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-8319-0373-3 , p. 202.
- ↑ a b Elbsegler - cap for the coast , www.abendblatt.de, June 25, 2002.