Object detail

Accession number
2005.1
Production period
Description
Black felt cap with black leather peak. The top of the cap is about 80 mm wider in diameter than the brim. On the front is a black and gold fabric badge featuring a crown and a metal anchor flanked by leaves. The black chin strap sits on top of the rounded peak. The underside of the peak is painted green. The interior of the brim is lined with brown leather which has "67/8" (?) written in pen near the back. The rest of the cap is lined with black fabric that is quilted in a circular pattern. The maker's name appears in gold in the centre, but now only "Ltd" is visible.
Marks
67/8 Hand-written
W. T. BILLINGS Hand-written
Credit Line
Uniform [Peaked Cap], 2005.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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