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For me, it begins with a bowler hat' – Irish author John Connolly on his lifelong love of Laurel & Hardy and the real story behind the duo - Independent.ie
Oliver Hardy's Bowler. This stylish black bowler was worn by Oliver | Lot #23164 | Heritage Auctions
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Melegari woolfelt Laurel & Hardy Bowler hat [melegari_bombetta_Laurel&Hardy]. 49.00EUR: Cappelleria Melegari, The Art of Hats in Milan since 1914
Museum of Missing History - MISSING: "Hats Off" starring Laurel and Hardy Title: Hats Off Starring Laurel and Hardy Status: Missing Date: July-August, 1927 Artist: Stanley Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)
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