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A khaki felt lemon squeezer army hat with wine coloured ribbon in band and two eyelets in crown.
Generally associated with Australian military the slouch hat also refered to as a lemon squeezer was first worn by the New Zealand Army in the early 1900s. It was removed from army uniform by the late 1950s but returned in 2000 to be worn as part of ceremonial service dress.
date: 1917
manufacturer: Veryt Everitt Ltd.
maximum dimension: 330mm
subject area: Social Science, Technology
subject themes: War, Conflict, Uniform, Army, Soldier, Dress
handling collection number: HC37
