I was born in 1953 and yes, my mom made me wear them too! I fought her about it until I was 3 years old and then she got me one with Elvis Presley on it and you could not keep it off my head after that. I wore it all the time and even have a picture of me in it. When it would get a hole, I would sew it closed. I still have it, even though it is in pretty worn condition. Am thinking of framing it to hang on the wall. Never saw another one until this last summer when my DH took me to Graceland in Memphis. They now have one in the small case in the trophy room of advertising items from the 50's.