Dress hat

1940–1945

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Textile, leather, metal

Overall: 4 in. × 11 1/4 in. × 10 5/8 in. (10.2 × 28.6 × 27 cm)

INV.11816

DescriptionDress hat with white cotton (?) crown with flat, circular top, dark blue wool band, and black patent leather visor; embroidered front insignia consisting of a shield over crossed anchors with an eagle with outstretched wings above; chin strap secured at either side by a gilded metal button embossed with an eagle perched on an anchor.

Markingsmaker's label: inside top of crown: "ALL-BILT / UNIFORMS / INC. / 147 FULTON ST. / NEW YORK CITY" handwritten in ink: on scrap of paper in plastis sleeve inside top of crown: "ABEL I. SMITH, JR"

ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: UNIFORM