1976 Western Australian State Baseball Team cap

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c. 1976

Overview

A 1976 Western Australian State baseball team cap in the State colours of black and yellow. The cap crown is yellow cotton fabric with a black top button. Embroidered in black thread on the front of the crown are the letters 'WA'. The cap peak is covered in black cotton fabric.

Historical information

1976 was the 37th Claxton Shield Series, an Australian national competition. It was contested at Norwood Oval in Adelaide, South Australia with the hosts South Australia winning their 14th Shield.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.437

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Threads

Width

18 cm

Height or length

16 cm

Depth

27 cm

Inscriptions and markings

'W.A.'

Contextual Information

This Western Australian State cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Don Kyle, who was a member of the 1976 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series team.

Keywords

Western Australian State Baseball Team

Western Australian State Baseball Cap

Western Australian State Baseball Uniform

Claxton Shield 1976

Adelaide, South Australia

Don Kyle

Sports Uniform

Year

c. 1976

Statement of significance

An item of historic memorabilia belonging to an elite player, and a significant and admired Western Australian coach and manager. Don Kyle was an inaugural inductee into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame. The item is in good condition and has impeccable provenance.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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