1953-1968 RCAF Officer's Field Service "Wedge" Cap
Entry/Object ID
2018.15.2
Description
1953-1968 RCAF officer's field service "wedge" cap. Wedge shape, flattened, blue-grey Barathea wool. Machine-stitched construction, one-piece crown, two-piece body and side curtains. Lining consists of a strip of brown velvet (60x 2.3cm) and beige machine-stiutched crown lining. Stitched label featuring maker's mark on right side of crown lining. Exterior wool components are folded on themselves, and held together at the front of the cap by two brass 'King's crown' RCAF service buttons (0.9cm diameter). Embroidered RCAF Cap badge on left-side crown, featuring an Edwardian crown, gilt eagle and laurel leaves (5.7x5.2 cm).
Made/Created
Date made
1953 - 1968
Notes
Date: 1953
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's Mark
Location
Inner crown lining, left side
Transcription
"WILLIAM SCULLY / LIMITED / 1202 UNIVERSITY STREET / MONTREAL"
Language
English
Material/Technique
Embroidered
Type
Accession Number
Location
Sewn under the side curtain, left-side crown.
Dimensions
Height
12.5 cm
Width
2.5 cm
Length
31.4 cm
Circumference
66 cm
Dimension Notes
Width is measured across, when cap is in an unworn folded state. When stretched to accomodate for a person's head, width becomes approximately 7.2cm.
