Color of Piping Looks original to me
Your comment made me wonder. It has been a few days since I have taken this cap down off the shelf and looked at it up close. Well, I just looked at it and took a closer look at the piping on the crown and the cap band. I pulled the material back away from the piping as far as I could without chancing spliting the sewn seam. I did this in several areas on the cap and came to the same conclusion: The color is original to the cap. The "splotchy" look goes right down to and beyond the stitiching which holds the piping to the cap. A felt-tip marker could not have done this unless the cap had been completely disassembles and then put together again. This, of course, did not happen. The conclusion, therefore, is that this is not white piping which has been colored by the original owner or collector. It is either faded or degraded with time. This is a beautiful cap and in the best condition I could imagine seeing. Your comments or disagreements are welcome.........
Originally posted by pauke
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