USAAF Crusher sweatband maker label ??

[AZPhil]

Hello Gent's,
I wanted to do some research on the crusher I picked up before posting it. On the sweat band it is printed Flygieatan . Before I zoomed in on it, I thought it said Hygieatan and that really threw me in the wrong direction, But after zooming in I saw what it really says. But I can not read what is printed under it.. I looked online and only found other Flygieatan's with the writing obscured. Does anybody know what else it says below the Flygieatan??
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Semper Fi
Phil

[Eagle mtn]

Maybe a couple different angles would helpful

[AZPhil]

I'll see what I can do. I'll also check if my son can use his camera versus my cell phone to see if I can improve the quality of the pic.

Semper Fi
Phil

[MAP]

try black light.

[MAP]

It actually is Hygieatan (or maybe it is Flygieatan but see below........)

Below it says "A Certified Leather Antiseptically Made"

See example below of the writing (but it's a Fedora).

Post New Hats Here! | Page 1670 | The Fedora Lounge

Also one in the USMF

Crusher Hat Sweatband Marking Hygicatan - FLIGHT CLOTHING - U.S. Militaria Forum



Mystery solved!

[AZPhil]

That is what I thought it said when I started my search . Then zoomed in an and saw what looked like FLY in script. When I entered that into my search this came up. I didn't find anything under the Hygieatan at work
Vintage Original Wwii Us Army Air Corps Officers Visor Crusher Airflow 6 7/8

I can't find AIRFLOW on my crusher..
Thanks for the detective work on that one. I didn't get anything with the Hygieatan at work..
Now I try it at home I'm getting hits out the yang for Hygieatan.
Thanks Michael!

Semper Fi
Phil

[reneblacky]

Ha, found it on my crusher too!!

[reneblacky]

Must be a process of the leather tanning.

[MAP]

That is what I thought it said when I started my search . Then zoomed in an and saw what looked like FLY in script. When I entered that into my search this came up. I didn't find anything under the Hygieatan at work
Vintage Original Wwii Us Army Air Corps Officers Visor Crusher Airflow 6 7/8

I can't find AIRFLOW on my crusher..
Thanks for the detective work on that one. I didn't get anything with the Hygieatan at work..
Now I try it at home I'm getting hits out the yang for Hygieatan.
Thanks Michael!

Semper Fi
Phil

I saw that link as well. Then tried different variations of the name. Used Yahoo, Google and Bing search engines. First hit was on the USMF and then with the corrected spelling I found the other link.

[AZPhil]

Must be a process of the leather tanning.

Thanks Rene for showing that. So they were used by multiple hat makers. My Crusher is a Sobel of Los Angeles. So sweat bands were sub contracted out!
Good to know. Once again. I learned something on this awesome site!!

Thanks to All who help solve this and shared information!

Semper Fi
Phil