Cap, uniform
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MILITARY/AIRMAN'S FIELD SERVICE (WEDGE)
- DATE
- 1939–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0012.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- serge wool; unidentified cloth lining; brass buttons & badge
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 3.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Clothing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
many Canadian personnel served in RCAF squadrons attached to RAF commands - Function
-
could be worn with service dress or working dress uniform (instead of peaked general serivce cap) as instructed - usually by enlisted personnel - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- monogram on cap badge reads: "RAF"; lettering on ink stamp inside illegible except for size: "7"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- predom. dark blue; brass buttons & cap badge
- Decoration
- RAF buttons include raised eagle & Tudor crown; RAF cap badge consists of RAF monogram surrounded by laurels & surmounted by Tudor crown
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cap, uniform, between 1939–1945, Artifact no. 2007.0012, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0012.001/
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