The Man-from-Mars Radio Hat

The "Radio Hat" (also known as the "Man-From-Mars Hat") was featured on the cover of the June 1949 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine. Its advertisement stated that it was a two-tube receiver; the tubes were coated with plastic to protect the wearer from glass fragments in case the tubes were broken. The dial is shown in the center, between the tubes; the 5-inch loop at the rear of the hat is the antenna. The battery pack that powered the radio fit into the wearer's pocket. The single earphone could be worn in either ear. And--best of all--it was "...made in such gay colors as canary yellow, lipstick red, turquoise, chartreuse, tangerine, lavender, blue, and cerise for teen-agers, and in tan, gray, green-gray, and bluegray for the adult."  This radio hat is featured in the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting's 2009 calendar.