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Korea baseball cap

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Overview

A dark-blue baseball cap with a blue fabric-covered top button and blue thread stitched around the eyelets in the crown. Embroidered on the front panel is the letter 'K' in red thread, outlined with white thread. The inside of the crown is lined with black synthetic mesh and has a black leather sweatband. The underside of the visor is lined with mid-green cotton fabric.

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Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.631

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Inscriptions and markings

[On front of crown]
'K'

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

Korean Baseball Cap

West Australian Baseball Umpires Association

Statement of significance

This cap adds to the Museum's collection of international 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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