Artist/Maker
Ridabock & Co.
Shako with pompon
1899-1909
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Wool, leather, metal
Overall: 8 x 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 24.1 x 17.1 cm )
Gift of R. Horace Gallatin
1932.165ab
DescriptionBlack wool felt shako with black patent leather top and trim; angled cylindrical crown with gilded metal insignia of the 71th Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., attached to front; small, somewhat rectangular visor; chin strap secured on either side with a button embossed with crossed muskets; white pompon mounted above insignia; black leather sweatband.Markingsprinted paper label: affixed inside top of crown: "From / RIDABOCK & CO. / MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN / UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENTS. / 112 FOURTH AVENUE / NEAR 12TH STREET. / NEW YORK."
in relief: on front insignia plate: "NATIONAL / 71 / GUARD"
ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: UNIFORM
