31 Of The Most Bizarre Trends Of The 50s And 60s

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Love music? Get your fill with a radio hat!

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Long before the transistor radio, Walkman, Discman, the MP3, Ipod, Bluetooth headphones, or any other portable music playing device, there was the radio hat. Manufactured by American Merri-Lei Corporation of Brooklyn N.Y., the contraption was introduced to the public in 1959 as the “Man-from-Mars Radio Hat.” The head gear, invented by Merri-Lei’s founder, Victor Hoeflich, featured a portable radio built into a pith helmet, and boasted the ability to broadcast radio stations from within a radius of 20 miles. The hat went into limited production shortly after its launch to the public, until the early 50s.

Yes, people look to bygone years with more than a touch of nostalgia, playing a well-loved game of “do you remember when…,” as their voice builds in eager excitement. While things may not have been perfect, in the years of your youth, those times will always be part of your most cherished recollections—strangeness and weirdness, notwithstanding.