BERET

Description: GREEN WOOL BERET. BERET IS ROUND WOOL CAP SLIGHTLY NARROWED AT HEAD BAND. HEAD BAND HAS BLACK LEATHER EDGING STITCHED TO IT WITH BLACK NYLON CORD THREADED THROUGH IT. LEATHER IS WORN. BERET HAS BLACK COTTON LINING AND TWO HOLES AT SIDE WITH BLACK PAINTED STEEL EYELETS. LINING HAS BEEN STAMPED WITH WHITE DIAMOND BORDER. INSIDE READS "????? FLEUR DE LIS NOVEMBER 1972 7 5/8 BERET GREEN" AND "DOROTHEA KNITTING MILLS LIMITED TORONTO CAN.". ON FRONT OF BERET IS EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA. HAS GREEN BACKGROUND WITH GOLD STITCHING. INSIGNIA IS A CANNON WITH SPONGE ROD THAT HAS CROWN ON TOP. CROWN SITS ON BANNER WHICH HAS "UBIQUE" IN IT. CANNON SITS ON GREEN GRASS. BENEATH GRASS IS RIBBON BANNER WHICH READS "QUO FAS ET GLORIA ET DUCUNT". STITCHING HAS COME LOOSE ON LINING AT BACK OF BERET.

History: FOUND IN STORAGE AT ARMOURIES AND DONATED BY 18TH AIR DEFENSE REGIMENT. *UPDATE* IN 2012 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT DAVID SMITH CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. HE WAS UNABLE TO DISCOVER NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE OBJECT BECAUSE IT WAS COLLECTED IN THE INTEREST OF REPRESENTING TYPOLOGY RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP. NO UNIQUE MARKINGS TO HELP IDENTIFY ORIGINAL OWNER.