Conductor Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Conductor Hat

Entry/Object ID

2021.5.1

Description

Train conductor's hat with silver buttons on either side bearing the initials of the Canadian National Railroad. The crown of the hat is formed of navy-blue felted wool. It has a wide band of black, basket-woven cords, and twisted cords of black or navy silk cross the front of the band, looping around the two silver side buttons. The hat has a round front brim covered and edged in thin leather.

Context

Worn by an employee of the Canadian National Express, which at one time operated within Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.5

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Color

Blue

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hat, Conductor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Canadian National Railway

Person or Organization

Central Vermont Railway