1992 Perth Heat Baseball Cap

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Overview

A Perth Heat baseball team cap c.1992, made of 15% wool and 85% acrylic fibres. The crown is black, and the peak and top button are red. Embroidered on the front of the crown is the red and white Perth Heat logo and the words 'Perth HEAT' in white thread. Inside the cap is the manufacturer's label. On the back of the crown is a black plastic adjustable strap and the words 'Sunday Times' embroidered in white thread.

Historical information

The Perth Heat is a baseball team in the current Australian Baseball League and a foundation member of the Australian Baseball League. The team was founded in 1989.

The 'Sunday Times', embroidered on the back of the cap, is the long-established Western Australian newspaper published in Perth.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.476

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Width

18 cm

Height or length

16 cm

Depth

27 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[On cap crown]
'Perth HEAT' [with logo]

[On back of crown]
'Sunday Times'

[Manufacturer's label]
'Tower' [with Perth Heat logo]
'Authentic Collection'
'Wool (15%) Acrylic (85%)'
'One size fits all'
'Made in Taiwan'

Contextual Information

This Perth Heat cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Mark Pettit, Western Australian junior and senior baseball coach.

Keywords

Perth Heat Baseball Team

Newspaper 'The Sunday Times'

Statement of significance

This cap is representative of a uniform of a professional Western Australian baseball team and adds to Baseball WA Museum & Archives' baseball cap collection. It is in good condition and is well-provenanced.

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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