Item Description
Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendously rare example of a First World War era blue dress visor cap for a member of the general staff. This is a private purchase hat modeled after the M1912 Visor cap, but with a soft peak instead of the usual hard. The hat band is a gorgeous velvet and the gold tape chinstrap is in phenomenal condition. There is a maker stamp on the interior for Henderson & Company, out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is a name written on the sweatband, Henry Milander, although this name hasn’t turned much up in our research, so it may have been added later by a family member.
The cap has a sticker marking it as Size 7. The leather sweatband is fully intact and is still completely attached to the interior. Two gilt American eagle buttons hold the chinstrap in place, which itself is in great shape. The velvet hat band is fully retained with no flaws, bordered with gold piping. The bullion eagle looks great for its age and doesn’t show signs of damage. The visor shows signs of cracking but is still in good shape.
The only flaw of the visor is the scattered mothing on the top, which is visibly shown in the photos. The maker’s label reads HENDERSON & CO. 11TH & RACE STS. PHILADELPHIA. Henderson & Co. was a military outfitter run by George H. Henderson for over 40 years, and we have included a newspaper advertisement for the company published on July 29th, 1917.
This is a gorgeous example of a seldom seen visor cap, ready for further research and display. Don’t miss it.
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