Good stuff thanks... brings back memories. Thought I'd attach a pic of my last surviving relic, about 30 years old... houndstooth pattern (had to be different!) "Hats and Totes, 6 (?) First Steet Milo, Maine" is barely legible on the inside of the sweatband. They made corduroy with internal earflaps and all sorts of fabric patterns... but as eman pointed out, the thin pinstripe with/without the denim was definitely the most common.
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Noel, you must sweat like crazy wearing a Kromer in Florida!
Suppose this should all be posted in railroad workwear, but it seems to be Maine/New England-specific garb.
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