The first top hat causes a commotion

The Huddersfield Chronicle reported that John Hetherington wore the first top hat on this day in 1797. The article stated that he was arrested for breach of the peace after ‘several women fainted at the unusual sight’:

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Huddersfield Chronicle – Tuesday 24 January 1899

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