[Ads-l] antedating "derby hat"

[Jonathan Lighter]

OED: 1888 (already shortened to "derby.")

1864 _Hartford Daily Courant_ (Hartford, Conn.) (Sept. 30)  3: Then next
appears the Derby Hat, with the top quite round you know --/ With those who
fail to buy the silk, this hat is all the go.

JL


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