Cap, Service
- Object Name:
- Cap, Service
- Object ID:
- 1999.007.04
- Creator:
- Bancroft
Manufacturer - Date:
- 1941-1945
- Description:
- Service Cap, Class A Army, light wool summer uniform. Beige. Light weight wool cap, leather visor and chin strap (shiny coating on visor), wide woven hatband, brass plated eagle insignia pinned onto front (eagle, shield, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" banner). Interior lined with gold satin (and plastic protector) and leather headband (perforated). Maker's mark on headband, "Tailored by / BANCROFT". Diamond-shaped paper label applied to plastic upper (has separated from hat), blue shield with "BANCROFT / Uniform / HEADWARE / [REG.] / BUILT TO ENDURE". ~3.75" x 10.5" x 12".
(paper label placed in mylar sleeve and placed inside hat, August 1999; several moth holes throughout wool) - Material:
- Textile
Wool
Leather - Credit Line:
- Gift of Rosemary B. Chandler
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