vintage caps

[Christopher Smith]

I think it will be hard to date definitively... the union label indicates earlier than 1983 and the construction/style suggests 1960s to me.

That makes sense. That's around where I was thinking too. The leather band I would think would indicate farther back, not too close to the 1983 date. I've seen flat caps with, not sure if they're cotton or what the material is, but the softer non leather sweatbands which I would think are more recent. But the 1960's estimate sounds about right to me. Thanks for the reply.

 

[ErWeSa]

Think i saw them on etsy, the grey prince of wales is my favourite, nice hats.
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This is very nice! There is a German cap-making book that features the same cap (unfortunately without the bill, No 3 in the manual above). Another template featured in this book (again without the bill):