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ARTIFACT:
Rare Spanish American War Era M-1895 United States Army Officer Visor Cap. The cap is a size 7, made of blue wool felt and features a beautiful bullion cap badge and US Army Infantry gilt brass buttons, perhaps of the 192nd Infantry Regiment. The inside leather band of the cap is unit marked and named to J. C. Warren and the cap has a nice maker's stamp on the silk lining that reads: "MILITARY & SOCIETY GOODS PETTIBONE BROS. MFG. CO. CINCINNATI, O. U. S. A." The cap also comes with the remnants of the original rain cover.
VINTAGE:
Circa Spanish American War Era
SIZE:
Size 7: Approximately 9" front to back, 6" ear to ear; 3 ½" tall; Insignia: 2 ¼" x 2 ¼"
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Wool felt, silk, leather, band, bullion, gilt brass, treated leather visor
ATTACHMENT:
None.
MARKINGS:
"MILITARY & SOCIETY GOODS PETTIBONE BROS. MFG. CO. CINCINNATI, O. U. S. A." , "7", "192nd (?) JC WARREN 7" (handwritten on paper tag on inside leather band)
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a US Army Span-Am War collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-DMB-25-15 LDFEX7/15 RET10/16
CONDITION:
8+ (Overall - Excellent): Cap shows moderate deterioration of band and rain cover is merely a remnant. Overall, the cap is in excellent condition with beautiful bullion details.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
