...I wish. This cap is being offered, and it looks nice from a distance. It shows age, and nothing glows or burns incorrectly.
It appears to be an old fake to me. The materials, including a nice eagle, are original. The black cardboard band stiffener appears either very well preserved or replaced, and someone trimmed part of the liner with those damning pinking shears (but not all of it). Stitching is loose around the liner material, permitting a good look at the interior piping and minimal padding along the crown.
Stitching is visible along the base below the bottom row of piping, but no other signs of reattachment.
Anyway, presented for your comment. It would be great to be wrong on this one, but don't think that's likely.
regards, Robert
It appears to be an old fake to me. The materials, including a nice eagle, are original. The black cardboard band stiffener appears either very well preserved or replaced, and someone trimmed part of the liner with those damning pinking shears (but not all of it). Stitching is loose around the liner material, permitting a good look at the interior piping and minimal padding along the crown.
Stitching is visible along the base below the bottom row of piping, but no other signs of reattachment.
Anyway, presented for your comment. It would be great to be wrong on this one, but don't think that's likely.
regards, Robert
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