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The soft rounded-crown hats look rather like caps, but as they have brims all around they are actually hats. We are not sure about the origins. This is not a hat style that we thought was very common, but as we have pursued our investigation we have note more in the photographic record. Many of these soft caps seem to have been made in dark colors, although we are unsure about the specific shades. We are unsure about the time line. We are unsure about the 1870s. We do note them beginning in the 1880s. We are also not sure if they were considerd a formal hat, but we do see them being worn with suits. This included rather formal outfits. These soft hats seem to have always been worn with the brim folded up. The soft conctruction meant that the brim had to be sorn either up or down. As far as we can tell they were a boys' style, but we do note a varity of specific uses in the 20th centry. They seem similar to the U.S. Navy swabie hat. (As the brim was worn up it looks like and was more commonly called a cap. We also notice U.S. Army fatigue hats during World War II
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