Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CONDUCTOR'S CAP

Date Range From

1955

Date Range To

1965

Materials

NYLON, LEATHER, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

1

Height

9.2

Length

26.1

Width

19.8

Description

BLACK CONDUCTOR'S CAP. HAS A FLAT TOP. THERE ARE TWO YELLOW BANDS AROUND CROWN. EMBROIDERED ABOVE TOP BAND IS "CANADIAN PACIFIC" AND EMBROIDERED BETWEEN THE TWO BANDS IS "CONDUCTOR". INSIDE TOP OF HAT IS LINED WITH RED SATIN. SEWN TO THIS LINING IS A PIECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC CUT INTO A DIAMOND SHAPE. STAMPED ONTO PLASTIC, SO IT READS BACKWARDS, IS "WILLIAM SCULLY LIMITED IN SUPPLY SINCE 1898 MADE IN CANADA". STITCHED PARTWAY UNDERNEATH PLASTIC IS A WHITE TAG THAT READS "85724" "7 1/8". THERE IS A BAND OF BROWN LEATHER AROUND INSIDE EDGE OF CAP.

Subjects

CLOTHING-HEADWEAR

Historical Association

TRANSPORTATION

History

BELONGED TO DONOR'S GREAT GREAT UNCLE, ROBERT BISHOP, WHO WAS A CONDUCTOR WITH THE C.P.R.. DONOR'S GRANDMOTHER IS ELLEN WATERHOUSE. DONATION WAS MADE IN MEMORY OF DONOR'S MOTHER, VICTORIA BURNS, WHO PASSED AWAY IN FEB. 1999. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BISHOP, PLEASE SEE DONATION P19990058002 AND PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19990058001

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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