2005.011.071

Hat

Black train crew hat. It has black patent leather bill and gold ribbon trim. It is missing its gold metal cap badge, from the wear on the hat it looks like it was most likely a conductor cap badge. There is a lable sewn into the upper interior of the hat which has an eagle logo an says: Carlson & Company/ Uniform Company/ 9 SO. Clinton Street/ Chicago, Ill. If is in fair condition and has been sun bleached. Also there is a dimond discoloration on the top exterior of the hat corresponding to the plastic lable cover on the interior.