Garrison cap

ca. 1940

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

Textile, leather, metal

Overall (Folded): 5 1/8 × 11 1/2 × 3/4 in. (13 × 29.2 × 1.9 cm)

Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller

1967.83d

According to the accession records, this cap was part of the uniform worn by Kenneth C. Miller as a 1st-Lieutenant in the 107th Infantry Regiment (7th Regiment), National Guard New York.

DescriptionFlat-folding olive drab polyester(?) garrison cap trimmed with black braid with rectangular flecks of gold-colored metal; brown leather sweatband and yellow (synthetic?) textile lining.

Markingsstamped: on sweatband: "RIDABOCK & CO. / 65 Madison Ave. / NEW YORK" handwritten in ink: on cloth label stitched to sweatband: "1st LT. K. C. Miller"

ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: UNIFORM