Figure 1.--These two brothers wear flat caps, probably in the 1920s. The little brother looks to be about 9 years old. His big brother is about 12-13 years old. |
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Flat caps were even more common for 9-year olds. By grade three (about age 9 years) we normally see boys wearing flat caps to school. And they were worn by boys right through the teen years into high school. There does not seem to be a lot of differentiation concerning age levels among schoolboys as regards flat caps. They were the headwear normally worn with suits and for casual wear and play. They were not the only headwear worn by boys and teenagers, but they were by far the most common. And we no longer see many boys at 9 years wearing the caps that the younger boys wore. The flat cap was standard wear for 9-years olds throughout the 1910s and 20s and still very common in the 30s. We commoinly see groups of boys this age with almost all of them wearing flat caps. They were worn with suits as well as for school and casual occassions.
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