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Queensland state baseball team cap

Overview

A maroon-coloured cotton baseball cap with the letter 'Q' embroidered in white thread on the crown. The inside lining of the cap is of mauve cotton material with a red nylon trim. The cap was manufactured by 'Autoball' in Sydney, New South Wales.

Historical information

This Queensland State baseball team cap has been loaned to the Baseball WA Museum and Archives by Warren Wood, a Claxton Shield player with the 1965 Western Australian team.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.351
Item type
Inscriptions and markings

Manufactured by 'Autoball' Sydney NSW
Large size

Contextual Information

The Queensland baseball cap adds to the Baseball WA Museum and Archives' collection of Australian interstate caps.

Statement of significance

This is a rare example in the Baseball WA Museum and Archives' collection of baseball caps, because of its Queensland origin and Claxton Shield significance.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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 Queensland baseball cap (front)
Queensland state baseball cap c.1960s.
 Queensland baseball cap (back)
Queensland state baseball cap (back).

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