Western Union uniform cap: Museum Object and Cultural History
Western Union uniform cap: maker: Brunssen. Object Name: Toy Cap?. Object Name: uniform.
The object in the museum catalogue
A small, dark blue Western Union uniform cap - this may be a toy, a point-of-sale display piece, or it may be for a child. Cloth with paper-board visor. Hat badge reads: "Western Union / ADT 896 / ADT". Maker's label: "Brunssen / 18 East 14th St. / New York, N.Y."
Materials, dates and provenance
- maker: Brunssen
- Object Name: Toy Cap?
- Object Name: uniform
- Object Name: cap
- Object Name: hat
- Other Terms: Toy Cap?; Telegraphy
- Measurements: overall: 3 in x 4 3/4 in x 5 in; 7.62 cm x 12.065 cm x 12.7 cm
- ID Number: ZZ.RSN81704U01
- accession number: 294351
- Credit Line: from Western Union Corporation
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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