Beanie (seamed cap)

One popular style of the beanie during the early half of the twentieth century was a kind of skullcap made of four or six felt panels sewn together to form the cap.

This gives the whoopee cap the appearance of a silly-looking crown made of fabric, or yarn that has been knit or crocheted instead of precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and so on.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the etymology is uncertain, but probably derives from the slang term "bean", meaning "head".

This name originally comes from the character "Benny", played by actor Paul Henry in the British Crossroads soap opera.

[citation needed] Recording of beanies have been traced back to 15th-century Britain and may have coincided to the introduction knitting in the 15th century, however, more likely would have been weaved using a loom as this was a more common method.

[6] Georgia Tech continues to provide freshmen with RAT caps, though their mandatory wear ceased in the 1960s.

In the summer of 1947, while still in high school, science fiction fanzine artist Ray Nelson, per his claim, invented the propeller beanie as part of a "spaceman" costume on a lark with some friends.

Today, computer-savvy and other technically proficient people are sometimes pejoratively called propellerheads because of the one-time popularity of the propeller beanie.