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English boys almost usually wore caps rather than hats. Hats were rare for boys by the 1920s. We see some boys in private schools wearing boaters, but that was a small number of boys. We mostly see caps, but we do not see much diversity. The peaked school cap was common in the 1910s, but became baically ubiquitous after World War I (1920s). We see them everywhere in the photographic record. The snapshot here is a good exapole (figure 1). And while called school caps, their wear was definitely not restricted to just school. There were different colors and patterns (segments and circles), but the basic design was the same. A bright green caps with yellow braid was chosen for Wolf Cubs. The school cap was not only worn to school, but it was the principal cap boys wore where ever they went. It was worn after school for play or outings with parents to shops or church. School caps were also worn for recreational outings to parks or for vacations. They were done in many different colors at private schools, but less so at state schools which did not have uniforms. We see some flat caps. Older boys might wear various styles of flat caps, but they were more common for adult men,mostly working-class men.
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