Posted 9 years ago
ustom75
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Hat is almost perfectly round on the top at just over 7" round and about 3" high. Fabic on top appears to be wool with the beak being leather. Color is black. Band on the bottom is gold. Inside is the Henderson & Co. Band and Military Clothiers at the N.E Corner of 11th and Race st. Philadelphia. The 2 buttons on the sides appear to have an eagle on them with some sort of crest on the eagle. There is also a plastic cover which fits over the round part of the hat. Perhaps for inclement weather which makes we wonder if it is a BAND hat. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
It is not a US military hat.
The insignia on the front is odd-- some of it could be later additions.
Most military clothing makers also supplied fraternal groups-- I would think that this is fraternal/ civilian in nature.
scott
Looks like a Greek orthodox cross on the front so some kind of tie into that group...
... and I would concur with scott and surmise that the cross itself does not belong to the original hat...