10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITH HELMET»
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pith helmet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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By the third day, the security guards wearing a “Gold Pith Helmet”, assigned to
the post to check credentials, could recognize most all of the regulars. One
morning, early in the month, as I walked through the gate, the elderly gentleman
in the ...
Don Finke, Nikki Finke, 2010
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The German Army 1939-45 (2): North Africa & Balkans
1O Officers' Tropical Service Uniform This uniform consisted of the tropical pith
helmet or peaked field cap, field tunic, shirt, ... The M1940 standard tropical pith
helmet was manufactured in pressed cork covered in light-olive, later tan, canvas
...
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Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces: Uniforms and ...
Tropical pith helmets Well before the Japanese occupation of China the pith
helmet - popularized in the European colonies in the mid 19th century - was
already in widespread use by civilians and troops right across southeast Asia.
The pith helmet (also known as the safari helmet, sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi) is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith (typically pith from the sola, Aeschynomene aspera, an Indian swamp plant, or A. ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The pith helmet is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: ...
PITH HELMET Pith helmet is the popular name for a lightweight crown-and-brim
hat originally made from the dried pith of the solah or spongewood variety
Aeschynomene Aspera, a swamp plant in India. Also dubbed a safari or sun
helmet, ...
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Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price ...
Sides have lined brown leather “Y” straps with billet and dual ring buckle system .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$645 (£325) ARMY TROPICAL HELMET •
Light olive-khaki cotton covered cork tropical pith helmet, obverse with yellow ...
SHOPPING WITH DONAHEY When J. H. Donahey, the cartoonist, made his
sketching trip through Egypt for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he discovered the
deadly peril of the pith helmet. He passes this warning along to all who are
intending to ...
Henry Haven Windsor, 1915
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Notes from the Dockside
Well, I started wearing the pith helmet this fishing season. I got only minimally
weird looks from other fishermen. When I ran into my fishing buddy, Jerry, I was
wearing my pith helmet and I asked him what he thought ofit. He looked
quizzically ...
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The Hearse You Came in On: A Hitchcock Sewell Mystery
“Give me a pith helmet.” “You want a lectern and a pith helmet?” “Yes! And a
pointer! Why not? Put me in a tweed jacket and a bow tie like Indiana Jones's
daddy.” Gil was shaking his head. “Tweed jacket doesn't work with the pith
helmet.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITH HELMET»
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pith helmet is used in the context of the following news items.
Pang: A Forgotten Capcom Video Game Gem
The twist is that your little hero (dressed in a safari suit and pith helmet for some reason) is armed with a kind of grappling gun that fires a ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
SPIN's 1991 Feature: 'The Essence of Dylan'
... and he'd probably wear a hood all the time if he could, but it's been quite a while since he gave a concert wearing nothing but a pith helmet. «SPIN, Jul 15»
6 Stylish Ways to Fill Your Weekend Agenda
... free time dreaming up elaborate picnic ideas; “researching” via YouTube tutorials, blogs and Instagram; and dusting off her pith helmet for the ... «HONOLULUMagazine.com, Jul 15»
PAUL WILSON: Camp Ipperwash — my long-ago summer on stolen …
And the pith helmet and long shorts and long socks, and coming home with a knees-only tan. I remember the corporal saying "OK, boys, smoke ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
TRAVELING OFF THE GRID
... needing anti-malarial drugs, and wearing a pith helmet atop their head. This not exactly true. Most of the premier “off-the-grid” locations have ... «Tourism Review, Jul 15»
Our say: Exhibit recalls Annapolis' radio glory days
Adams — sometimes sporting the pith helmet you can see in the exhibit — hosted the weekend "Bandstand at the Beach" program from Carr's ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
Radio station WANN honored at the Smithsonian Museum of …
Also in the exhibit is the pith helmet he wore during his Carrs Beach appearances as Daddy Cool, Beachy Popsie and other airtime characters ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
Going on vacation? Please bring your common sense with you.
... of the guy dressed like he was on safari who dashed out into the Honolulu highway after a gusty trade wind blew his pith helmet into the road. «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
What do you MEAN, 'Click on the thing which looks like a Mondrian?'
All that's missing from my performance is a thin moustache and a pith helmet. Ordering a pizza can take a very long time because I know that ... «The Register, Jul 15»
Mekons review: Still fierce after all these years
The Mekons' Jon Langford looked like he was going on safari Friday night on Lincoln Avenue in his pith helmet. “Where are you exploring ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
