Cap, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: MILITARY/OFFICER'S GENERAL SERVICE
DATE: 1953–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0177.001

MANUFACTURER: Bates
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 BARATHEA (UNIDENTIFIED) CROWN; WOVEN (POSSIBLY WOOL) HAT BAND; PATENT LEATHER PEAK & CHIN STRAP; COMPOSITION BUTTONS; LEATHER HEAD BAND; FABRIC & PLASTIC LINING; METAL ON CAP BADGE & PEAK BRAID/.2 CARD STOCK; PAPER LABEL; METAL STAPLES/.3 CARD STOCK; TISSUE PAPER LINING; METAL STAPLES/.4 ALUMINUM?; LEATHER STRAP; ENAMEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 29.5 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bates
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN ADOPTION OF ST. EDWARD'S CROWN 1953 AND RETIREMENT 1970
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 lettering stamped inside head band reads: "BATES/hatter/21 Jermyn Street/ST. JAMES'S/LONDON"; "The 'Bates' Service Cap/FINEST QUALITY"; letterikng on logo inside crown: "BATES/hatter/21 Jermyn Street/ST. JAMES'S/LONDON/LIGHT WEIGHT"/.2 lettering on label: "From/BATES/Gentlemen's hatter/Over 60 Years in Jermyn Street,/21A JERMYN STREET/St James[illegible][L]ondo[n]"; hand written on top surface: "To/Group Captain P C ELLIS RAF/Royalo Air Force/Briggin Hall/Kent"/.4 lettering around edge on obverse reads: "WITH THE COMPLEMENTS OF/W.A. SPARROW & CO. LTD."; raised lettering on reverse side reads:"4/7 CHISWELL STREET/LONDON E.C.1./MET.0922"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 DARK BLUE CROWN; BLACK PEAK, CHIN STRAP, HAT BAND & BUTTONS; CAP BADGE IS GOLD & CRIMSON ON BLACK; GILT BRAIDON PEAK/.2 BEIGE; LABEL IS BLACK DETAIL ON WHITE BACKGROUND/.3 BEIGE; WHITE TISSUE/.4 SILVER-COLOURED; DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE & BROWN DECORATIVE FEATURES; BROWN STRAP
Decoration: .1 SINGLE ROW GROUP CAPTAIN'S OAK LEAF BRAID ON PEAK; CAP BADGE: EAGLE & LAURELS SURMOUNTED BY ST. EDWARD'S CROWN/.4 IMAGE OF SPARROW ON BRANCH IN CIRCULAR DENTRAL FIELD

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Bates, Cap, uniform, between 1953–1970, Artifact no. 2000.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0177.001/

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