U.S. Air Force hat; Skinner's Sunbak fabric and fur; 1951.
date: label: date made
content: 1951
name: label: maker
content: William Skinner and Sons
notes: label: Description
content: U.S. Air Force hat; Wm. Skinner & Sons' Sunbak fabric and fur; 1951. Blue viscose rayon and wool back Sunbak and fur; Holyoke, MA.
label: Description
content: Dark blue fur hat with lining and face made wtih trademark Skinner Sunbak viscose rayon with wool back faille. Color is "Air Force Blue." Strap at top of head with two rivet snaps on each side with a fur piece in center of strap. Hat is made of 3 panels of fur that is bagged out with the rayon. The center front panel is stitched to the body of the hat, the other two are connected via the strap and wrap around the center back. Interior and exterior is made of four panels of the rayon. Small tacking stitches on lining to connect the interior and exterior pieces together at the top point of the hat. It is machine stitched.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
label: related event
content: Korean War
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Skinner and Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T10983.000
label: catalog number
content: T10983.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Hat, U.S. Air Force
label: Object Name
content: Hat, u.s. air force
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rayon viscose; wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: Sunbak (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: fur (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: Air Force Blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 8 in x 7 in; 22.86 cm x 20.32 cm x 17.78 cm