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Boy Scouts Canada Cap

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Date
1947 – 1968
Material
felt; leather
Catalogue Number
103.04.1089
Description
A forest-green felt Boys Scouts Canada beret. There is a diamond-shaped badge on the front of the beret. The badge is made of green felt with a yellow thread stitched as a border. Inside the border is a fleur de lis stitched from red thread, followed by the words BOY SCOUTS CANADA in yellow thread.…
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Title
Boy Scouts Canada Cap
Date
1947 – 1968
Material
felt; leather
Dimensions
5.0 cm
Description
A forest-green felt Boys Scouts Canada beret. There is a diamond-shaped badge on the front of the beret. The badge is made of green felt with a yellow thread stitched as a border. Inside the border is a fleur de lis stitched from red thread, followed by the words BOY SCOUTS CANADA in yellow thread. A leather band forms bottom of the beret, where the beret fits most snugly. At the back of the beret, above the fitted leather band are two pairs of holes for laces, secured with black laces. The inside of the beret is lined with shiny black fabric. Stamped in white, in the centre of this lining is a double ring with the following printed inside: OFFICIAL/ BERET/ BOY SCOUTS OF/ CANADA/ BY/ FASHION HAT & CAP/ TORONTO/ CANADAOutside and below of the double ring is: NAME and a white space for a name to be printed. The printing of the name has mostly been rubbed off; only a B at the beginning is clear.There is a cloth tag tucked above the leather band on the inside. This tag bears a tiny central emblem that reads in a circle: UNITED HATTERS CAP AND MILLINERY WKRS INT UNION.On the left side of this emblem is ONION LABEL, written vertically.On the right side of this emblem is ETIQUETTE SYNDICATEBelow the emblem is CANADA/ AFL CIO CLC/ MEDIUM
Subject
Boy Scouts of Canada
Brian Wing
beret
organization
Credit
Gift of Brian Wing, Calgary, 2015
Catalogue Number
103.04.1089
Images
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