It looks like Robin Hood Flour incorporated Errol’s image to me. They’ve been around since 1909, so maybe they really do deserve the credit. I would have expected Fairbanks but there was a 1912 silent film about Robin and his image was and is instantly recognizable. I’m somewhat surprised no actor has tried a newer version of the hat. The Robin Hood inspired character Green Arrow evolved the hat to look more like a baseball cap, which many stars are happy to wear. [img]http://www.classicscentral.com/pic3/flour.jpg[/img]
Here’s an image from the 1912 Robin Hood.[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUXmMKlcfn4/Ts6VWpsFuFI/AAAAAAAACEE/PU6uLceMXp4/s1600/robin%2Bhood%2Bmarries%2Bmarian.jpg[/img]
zacal
April 13, 2015 at 4:23 pm
It looks like Robin Hood Flour incorporated Errol’s image to me. They’ve been around since 1909, so maybe they really do deserve the credit. I would have expected Fairbanks but there was a 1912 silent film about Robin and his image was and is instantly recognizable. I’m somewhat surprised no actor has tried a newer version of the hat. The Robin Hood inspired character Green Arrow evolved the hat to look more like a baseball cap, which many stars are happy to wear. [img]http://www.classicscentral.com/pic3/flour.jpg[/img]
zacal
April 13, 2015 at 4:24 pm
Here’s an image from the 1912 Robin Hood.[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUXmMKlcfn4/Ts6VWpsFuFI/AAAAAAAACEE/PU6uLceMXp4/s1600/robin%2Bhood%2Bmarries%2Bmarian.jpg[/img]
zacal
April 13, 2015 at 4:25 pm
And the “baseball cap” version of Green Arrow.[img]http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FreeGift_Adams1.jpg[/img]
Maria
April 13, 2015 at 8:53 pm
I found another little story in the Nottingham Post:
www.nottinghampost.com…
This paper is an interesting read!