We know our readers pretty well, and we’re almost certain that when they watch an old movie showing a newspaper printing plant, they notice that the pressmen are wearing hats made out of folded newspaper. They also wonder how to make one.

If you fit in that category, you are now in luck, because you have access to the February 1940 issue of Popular Mechanics, which reveals on page 283 exactly how it’s done. It was sent in to the magazine by one W.R. Greer of St. Paul, MN, whom we hope didn’t get in trouble for revealing this trade secret.

For the sake of categories, we decided to place this one in “science fair ideas.”  For a last-minute project, this one answers the scientific question of, “can durable head wear be constructed from newspaper.”  For similar ideas, we’ve previously shown how paper can be used to construct boxes, and even expedient winter footwear.