Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

Tripler Silk Top Hat

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Description
  • This silk plush top hat, sold by Tripler Co. from New York, may have belonged to the Silk Hat Comedian Raymond Griffith. According to photographs held in the Byrd collection (see below) the two men are photographed together around 1927, when the film "Wedding Bills" starring Griffith and Ann Sheridan was released. Top hat features a wide band and a unique trim around the edge of the brim. Byrd and Griffith may have known each other prior to this, as both were from Boston, Mass., both participated in the Navy, and were close in age.
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Last modified
  • January 12, 2024
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Collection identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001
Repository
  • Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Medium
  • Silk plush
Source
  • Richard E. Byrd Papers, Box 488, Item 1
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Provenance
  • Donor: Anonymous
Extent
  • 29 cm brim from front to back
  • 15 cm from top to bottom
  • 24 cm brim from side to side
Credit line: Artifacts in the Richard E. Byrd Papers, Non-Expeditionary Artifacts in the Richard E. Byrd Papers, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

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