[1] Historically, the company produced a variety of products composed of fibrous or plastic materials, including helmets, globes, microwave trays, automotive components, suitcases, and furniture.

The military continued to use this sun helmet throughout most of the 20th century, including Naval personnel during the Persian Gulf War.

Subsequently, two years into the company's founding, Hawley accepted an adviser role with Dartmouth's football program in 1919.

[4] This eventually led to his promotion to head coach of the Dartmouth football team from 1923 to 1928, a position he accepted for free without salary.

[1] The company moved into a new 74,000 square foot facility, focusing on the production of paper and cloth components for loudspeakers.

[10] In 1935, Jesse Hawley invented and patented a tropical shaped, fiber pressed, commercial sun helmet.

Hawley Products and the International Hat Company won military contracts to manufacture hundreds of thousands of the pressed fiber sun helmet.