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Australian Team baseball cap

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Overview

A baseball cap with dark-green fabric on the two front panels which are lined with foam padding. Embroidered on the front panels is a yellow stylised letter 'A'. The two side panels and two rear panels are a faded green synthetic mesh, with dark green fabric taping on the internal seams, and a green fabric-covered top button. The visor is yellow fabric, lined with mid-green fabric. The white cotton sweatband is badly stained. The back closure is dark-green plastic.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.639

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

[On front panel]
'A'

Contextual Information

This cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by baseball umpire Ken Smith, a Life Member of the West Australian Baseball Umpires Association since 1991.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Team Cap

Baseball Australia

Australian Baseball Cap

Statement of significance

This cap adds to the Museum's collection of Australian Team baseball caps.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

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