[Cap] Devon Esso Club, Blue

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Canadian Energy Museum

Name/Title

[Cap] Devon Esso Club, Blue

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.4

Tags

Cap, Trucker Cap, Textile, Hat, Devon ESSO Club, Esso, Devon, Alberta, Canada, Blue, Red, Oilfield, Embroidery

Description

Trucker cap, branded to Devon Esso Club. Blue front and visor, white mesh. Features: Alberta province outline shaped, flat embroidered badge applied to the front panels, white background with blue and red embroidery. Blue embroidered outline. Text "DEVON ESSO CLUB" (red) in upper left of badge, below to the right is a simple image of oil derrick embroidered in red and blue, to left an unidentified outline in red. The visor is padded (foam underlay). Metal button covered with blue fabric. White plastic snapback fastening.

Collection

Fresh Accessions - Pre-2023 Objects

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Trucker Cap
Cap, Headwear, Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Janalta Trading Co. Ltd.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Edmonton, Alberta

Notes

Base cap made in Korea.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Whole Cap

Height

130 mm

Width

210 mm

Length

260 mm

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Stains, Soiling/Grime, Dust / Particulate Matter, Residue

Date Examined

Jan 25, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Light discolouration and stains from use. Mesh plastic appears somewhat yellowed. Centre-right panel has two points of brown staining, appears to be some sort of dirt from use. No significant staining to sweatband.

Surface

Notable dust/residue in creases.

Materials

Foam of front panels is intact with no obvious deterioration.

Structure

Reasonably little warping of shape. Front panel well shaped. Mesh slightly warped in back.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

January 25, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023