French Leghorn

[Garrett]

I received this from Dinerman last summer: 30's Straw Leghorn. Does anyone else have examples of a French Leghorn? Was looking for more info on these and what dictates the title?

 

[RBH]

Found this in the 1941 Port Arthur Texas paper

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Under the Fair Special straws.
I like the crease thats in it, kind of a diamond shape.

 

[Lefty]

Google took me to an online dictionary, which got me this:

leg·horn (lghôrn, -rn)
n.
1.
a. The dried and bleached straw of an Italian variety of wheat.
b. A plaited fabric made from this straw.
c. A hat made from this fabric

RBH, that ad is great, but shows how the hat market has fallen during the years. We've gone from having all sorts of straws, to having, at least popularly, coconut, paper, or plastic hats.

 

[cookie]

Thanks for the pix I was wondering what a Leghorn looked like.

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

And, "Leghorn" is the name of the Italian city the Italians call "Livorno".
Paolo

 

[RobFedoraField]

Here's my limited expereince with Leghorns

Sorry, couldn't resist