Railway Station Master's hat
Date Added: 09 January 2020
Year: 1954
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2019_068_01 | ▶
Picture No: 14262
A railway Station Master's hat made from black felt with a stiff leather peak edged with gold braid, narrow black leather chinstrap, black patterned headband with 'Station Master' embroidered in gold braid, surmounted by a gold embroidered badge, on pale blue background, of a crown with emerging lion rampant holding a spoked railway wheel, all with a laurel leaf surround. There is a pale leather inner headband and red silk lining, with a clear protective cover. The makers name is printed in yellow on the silk lining "J Compton Sons & Webb Ltd, London" surmounted by the Royal Coat of Arms "By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen'.
Dimensions: Length 280 mm depth132 mm
1 Comment
The hat is post 1956 when the revised lion holding the wheel badge was introduced.
Comment left on 10 January 2023 at 09:34 by Jonathan Cooper
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