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38-583: On 7 June 1883, the "Fiamme Verdi" (green flames) collar patches were introduced thus making the Alpini officially a specialty within the Italian infantry corps. At the same time, the issuing of the Cappello Alpino began. At first, the hat was a round black felt hat, nicknamed bombetta ( bowler hat ), but with the introduction of the new green-grey uniform in 1910 the hat was changed to the distinctive grey felt hat that

76-490: A bowler. The British bank Bradford & Bingley owns more than 100 separate trademarks featuring the bowler hat, its long-running logo . In 1995 the bank purchased, for £2000, a bowler hat which had once belonged to Stan Laurel . The bowler is part of the Droog outfit that main character Alex wears in the film version of A Clockwork Orange to the extent that contemporary fancy dress costumes for this character refer to

114-458: A customer to design a close-fitting, low-crowned hat to protect gamekeepers from low-hanging branches while on horseback. The keepers had previously worn top hats , which were knocked off easily and damaged. The identity of the customer is less certain, with some suggesting it was Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester , who had an estate at Holkham Hall , in Norfolk . However, research performed by

152-436: A female one (the latter referring to a male). Young birds before fledging are called goslings . The collective noun for a group of geese on the ground is a gaggle ; when in flight, they are called a skein , a team , or a wedge ; when flying close together, they are called a plump . The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns . In Germanic languages , the root gave Old English gōs with

190-502: A half meters tall and weighed about 22 kilograms. The evidence suggests the bird was flightless, unlike modern geese. Most goose species are migratory, though populations of Canada geese living near human developments may remain in a locality year-round. These 'resident' geese, found primarily in the eastern United States, may migrate only short distances, or not at all, if they have adequate food supply and access to open water. Migratory geese may use several environmental cues in timing

228-447: A half-inch circle with the regiment's number. The symbols indicating a regiment's specialization are: The nappina is a small piece of wood, on which a tuft of coloured wool threads is sewn. The piece of wood contains a little hole, in which the feather is sheathed. Also, a thin bent wire juts out from the wood to allow the nappina to be latched onto the left side of the Cappello Alpino. The nappina were first issued to distinguish between

266-703: A protective and durable hat style, was popular with the British , Irish , and American working classes during the second half of the 19th century, and later with the middle and upper classes in the United Kingdom , Ireland, and the east coast of the United States. The bowler hat was designed in 1849 by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler to fulfill an order placed by the company of hatters James Lock & Co. of St James's , which had been commissioned by

304-723: A rolled umbrella remains a representation of Englishmen. For this reason, two bowler-hatted men were used in the logo of the British building society (subsequently bank) Bradford & Bingley . In Scotland and Northern Ireland the bowler hat is worn traditionally by members of the main Loyalist fraternities such as the Orange Order , the Independent Loyal Orange Institution , the Royal Black Preceptory and

342-560: A speeding train. It was worn by both lawmen and outlaws , including Bat Masterson , Butch Cassidy , Black Bart , and Billy the Kid . In the United States the hat came to be known commonly as the derby , and American outlaw Marion Hedgepeth was commonly referred to as "the Derby Kid". In South America, the bowler, known as bombín in Spanish , has been worn by Quechua and Aymara women since

380-461: A wall. The man's face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple . Golconda depicts "raining men" all wearing bowler hats. Choreographer Bob Fosse frequently incorporated bowler hats into his dance routines. This use of hats as props, as seen in the 1972 movie Cabaret , would become one of his trademarks. In the 2007 Disney animated film Meet the Robinsons , the main antagonist

418-459: A white eagle feather, which has been replaced in later years by a white goose feather. Non-commissioned officers and officers up to the rank of captain continue to carry a black eagle feather. The feather is approximately 10-12 inches long and is carried with a slight backward and inbound inclination on the left side of the Cappello. The fregio is a coat of arms indicating the wearer's regiment. It

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456-541: A younger relation of the 1st Earl casts doubt on this story, and it is claimed by James Lock & Co. that the bowler was invented for Edward Coke , the younger brother of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester . When Edward Coke arrived in London on 17 December 1849 to collect his hat he reputedly placed it on the floor and stamped hard on it twice to test its strength; the hat withstood this test and Coke paid 12 shillings for it. The bowler has had varying degrees of significance in British culture . They were popular among

494-652: Is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae . This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white geese) and Branta (black geese). Some members of the Tadorninae subfamily (e.g., Egyptian goose , Orinoco goose ) are commonly called geese, but are not considered "true geese" taxonomically. More distantly related members of the family Anatidae are swans , most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks , which are smaller. The term "goose" may refer to such bird of either sex, but when paired with " gander ", refers specifically to

532-601: Is admonished for wearing a bowler when he is only entitled to a homburg, until Mr Grace, the store owner, insists that Peacock wear a bowler. In the mid-1960s Batman TV series, the Penguin 's band of "fine feathered finks" usually wear derby hats. The only exception was in Batman: The Movie , where his men donned pirate gear to crew his penguin-themed submarine. There is a giant bowler hat along I-30 in south Dallas , Texas. Goose A goose ( pl. : geese )

570-402: Is black for soldiers, and golden for officers; both variants are sewn to the front of the Cappello. Today, soldiers serving on a permanent basis are issued the golden variant of the fregio too. Each fregio carries an eagle with spread wings on top and below symbols, which indicate the wearer's regiments specialization (i.e. artillery regiment, logistics regiment,...) and at the centre of the fregio

608-518: Is inscribed. The Mountain Artillery units of the Alpine troops carry a green nappina with a black or yellow roundel on which the number of the battery or the type of superior unit is inscribed. The units in service, which carry an Artillery nappina, are the: (the number corresponds with a battery's number) The Engineer and Signal units of the Alpine troops carry an amaranth nappina; units that supported

646-649: Is known as the Bowler Hat Guy. Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter series is frequently mentioned as wearing a bowler hat. Roman Torchwick , a recurring villain in the web animated series RWBY wears a bowler hat. It is later worn by his henchwoman Neopolitan after Roman's death. The third album by British rock group Stackridge , released in 1974, is called The Man in the Bowler Hat . In The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends cartoon series,

684-599: Is spent at perennial stopover sites, where individuals rest and build up fat stores for further travel. Geese, like other birds, fly in a V formation . This formation helps to conserve energy in flight, and aids in communication and monitoring of flock mates. Using great white pelicans as a model species, researchers showed that flying in a V formation increased the aerodynamics of trailing birds, thus requiring fewer wing flaps to stay aloft and lowering individuals' heartrates. Leading geese switch positions on longer flights to allow for multiple individuals to gain benefits from

722-399: Is still retained today. The Cappello Alpino is made of grey felt a quarter of an inch thick. In the front, the rim is flattened to protect the face from rain and snow. On the left and right sides, four small metal-encrusted holes allow for an exchange of air. Around the lower half of the round top section, a green-grey leather band and for officers a golden braid encompasses the Cappello. Inside

760-552: Is still seen as symbolic of the history of the Philippine Revolution. The bowler hat was famously used by actors such as Charlie Chaplin , Laurel and Hardy , Shemp Howard and Curly Howard ; and by the fictional character John Steed of The Avengers , played by Patrick Macnee . In the 1964 film Mary Poppins , set in Edwardian London , 1910, the London banker George Banks (played by David Tomlinson ) wears

798-460: The 4th Alpine Army Corps directly had "CA" in white inscribed on the nappina. (the number corresponded with the companies number) Engineer and Signal units of the Alpine Brigades (1949–2001) Engineer and Signal Regiments Military logistics units ( Transport , Medical , Veterinary , Administrative , Commissariat and Maintenance units) carry a violet nappina; units that supported

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836-439: The 4th Alpine Army Corps directly had "CA" in white inscribed on the nappina. Logistic Services of the Alpine Brigades (1949–2001) Logistic Regiments (the number corresponded with a battery's number) Officers carry the grade displaying their rank on the left side of the Cappello Alpino. Instead of the nappina, the feather is held in place by a silver or golden-coloured metal wrap. Non-commissioned officers and officers up to

874-576: The Apprentice Boys of Derry for their parades and annual celebrations. Female officers of many British police forces also wear bowler hats as part of their uniforms . This includes a cap badge and generally has a black-and-white chequered band (called Sillitoe tartan ) around the hat. Bowlers worn by female traffic police officers have white crowns or covers. These hats are not worn in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. They are also part of

912-558: The Hawaiian Islands . Geese are monogamous , living in permanent pairs throughout the year; however, unlike most other permanently monogamous animals, they are territorial only during the short nesting season. Paired geese are more dominant and feed more, two factors that result in more young. Goose fossils have been found ranging from 10 to 12 million years ago (Middle Miocene). Garganornis ballmanni from Late Miocene (~ 6-9 Ma) of Gargano region of central Italy, stood one and

950-578: The greylag goose and snow goose , and Branta , black geese, such as the Canada goose . Two genera of geese are only tentatively placed in the Anserinae; they may belong to the shelducks or form a subfamily on their own: Cereopsis , the Cape Barren goose, and Cnemiornis , the prehistoric New Zealand goose . Either these or, more probably, the goose-like coscoroba swan is the closest living relative of

988-652: The 1920s, when it was introduced to Bolivia by British railway workers. For many years, a factory in Italy manufactured such hats for the Bolivian market, but they are now made locally. In Norway, Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (the royal guards) wear plumed bowler hats as part of their uniform. It was copied from the hats of the Italian Bersaglieri troops; a regiment that so impressed the Swedish princess Louise that she insisted

1026-404: The Cappello has a two-inch black leather band where Cappello and head meet. Each Cappello carries symbols which identify the wearer's rank, unit and specialization: Each soldier is issued with a black raven feather, which he will carry at all times on the Cappello Alpino. When in combat the feather will be placed on the left side of the helmet. Officers above the rank of captain originally wore

1064-620: The Norwegian guards be similarly hatted in 1860. In the Philippines , bowler hats were known by its Spanish name sombrero hongo (literally "mushroom hat"). Along with the native buntal hats , they were a common part of the traditional men's ensemble of the barong tagalog during the second half of the 19th century. The bowler hat was worn by the national hero of the Philippines, José Rizal , during his execution on 30 December 1896, and it

1102-543: The battalions in an Alpini regiment: The colours are the same as found on the Italian flag of the Kingdom of Italy . Soldiers of the Mountain Artillery units were issued a green tuft with a black patch in the middle onto which the number of their battery was written in yellow. Officers below the rank of general and non-commissioned officers wear a golden-coloured metal wrap and generals a silver-coloured metal wrap instead of

1140-445: The beginning of their migration, including temperature, predation threat, and food availability. Like all migratory birds, geese exhibit an ability to navigate using an internal compass, using a combination of innate and learned behaviors. The preferred direction of migration is heritable, and birds appear to orient themselves using Earth's magnetic field. Migrations occur over the course of several weeks, and up to 85% of migration time

1178-549: The bowler hat. There was a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles , California known as Brown Derby . The first and most famous of these was shaped like a derby. A chain of Brown Derby restaurants in Ohio is still in business today. Many paintings by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte feature bowler hats. The Son of Man consists of a man in a bowler hat standing in front of

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1216-729: The legendary "Kerwood Derby" was worn by such world conquerors as Alexander the Great and Elvis Presley (a play on the name of then popular tv personality Durward Kirby ). In the Series One episode "The Think Tank" of the program Are You Being Served? , the Grace Brothers store policy is revealed to include a hierarchical order for hats male personnel wear: bowlers for departmental heads and above, homburgs for senior floor staff and trilbys or caps for junior floor staff. The character of Captain Peacock

1254-460: The nappina. Later further nappinas were issued in various colours and forms. For an overview of the nappinas of all Alpini battalions see the main article about the Alpini . Today the following units continue to carry the nappina: The Alpini, not assigned to one of the traditional Alpini battalions, carry either a blue nappina or a blue nappina with a black roundel on which the type of superior unit

1292-840: The plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes , gies and guoske , Dutch : gans , New High German Gans , Gänse , and Ganter , and Old Norse gās and gæslingr , whence English gosling . This term also gave Lithuanian : žąsìs , Irish : gé (goose, from Old Irish géiss ), Hindi: कलहंस, Latin : anser , Spanish and Portuguese : ganso , Ancient Greek : χήν ( khēn ), Albanian : gatë ( swans ), Finnish : hanhi , Avestan zāō , Polish : gęś , Romanian : gâscă / gânsac , Ukrainian : гуска / гусак ( huska / husak ), Russian : гусыня / гусь ( gusyna / gus ), Czech : husa , and Persian : غاز ( ghāz ). The two living genera of true geese are: Anser , grey geese and white geese, such as

1330-524: The rank of captain carry a brown eagle feather and officers starting with the rank of major carry a white goose feather, instead of the standard black raven feather. Bowler hat The bowler hat , also known as a Coke hat , billycock , bob hat , bombín (Spanish) or derby (United States), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849. It has traditionally been worn with semi-formal and informal attire . The bowler,

1368-631: The true geese. Fossils of true geese are hard to assign to genus; all that can be said is that their fossil record, particularly in North America , is dense and comprehensively documents many different species of true geese that have been around since about 10 million years ago in the Miocene . The aptly named Anser atavus (meaning "progenitor goose") from some 12 million years ago had even more plesiomorphies in common with swans. In addition, some goose-like birds are known from subfossil remains found on

1406-505: The uniforms of female police community support officers (PCSOs). The bowler, not the cowboy hat or sombrero , was the most popular hat in the American West, prompting Lucius Beebe to call it "the hat that won the West". Both cowboys and railroad workers preferred the hat because it would not blow off easily in strong wind while riding a horse, or when sticking one's head out the window of

1444-412: The working classes in the 19th century. From the early 20th century, bowler hats were more commonly associated with financial workers and businessmen working in the financial districts, also known as "City gents". The traditional wearing of bowler hats with City business attire declined during the 1970s. In modern times bowlers are not common, although the so-called City gent wearing a bowler and carrying

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