CAP, SERVICE

Description: GREEN KHAKI WOOL PEAKED CAP WITH BROWN VINYL VISOR AND LEATHER BAND ACROSS WIDTH OF FOREFRONT. TWO BRASS BUTTONS AT EITHER END OF BAND, WITH "EDMONTON POLICE FORCE" EMBOSSED. NO CAP BADGE. INTERIOR LINED WITH BLACK COTTON; LEATHER BAND AROUND PERIMETER. DIAMOND-SHAPED VINYL PIECE SEWN TO TOP; BENEATH IS TAG WITH "STOKES CAP & REGALIA LTD. TORONTO ONTARIO". WHITE DRAWSTRING INSIDE BAND TIED IN BOW AT BACK OF INSIDE CAP.

History: KHAKI UNIFORM COLLECTED IN 1961 WHEN THE TRAFFIC DIVISION WAS BEGUN AND SGT. WEST WANTED DIFFERENT COLORED UNIFORM WITH BOOTS AND BREECHES. IN 1959 THEY WERE SCROUNGED FROM EDMONTON, AND TAILOR MADE BY 1961 BY LEO SINGER. CAP COLLECTED AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE STYLE WORN BY LETHBRIDGE POLICE. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.