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EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir
EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir

EXTREMELY RARE Spanish American War ENEMY BLACK STRAW HAT, Navy Combat Souvenir

$ 673.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: very good condition
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Featured Refinements: Spanish American War
  • Time Period Manufactured: Spanish-Amer War (1898-1902)
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Extremely Rare Spanish American War Enemy Military Straw Hat Brought Home as a Battlefield Souvenir by a US Sailor on the U.S.S. Franklin
    DESCRIPTION:
    VERY RARE original Spanish American War black straw hat. Taken as a military combat souvenir and brought home by US Sailor from the USS FRANKLIN. Scans show it all. Nicely made of a straw type of material then stained black. Has a nice 5-pointed star sewn on the center of the crown......made of cloth, with gilt sequins sewn on it.
    Nice 3/4" wide black hat band attached around the base of the crown as shown, with nice Navy "tail" in the back. Has nice 1 1/2" wide leather head band inside the crown. Band is dry, and several cracks, but it is all there and all in place.
    On the top of the inside crown most of an original label remains, on which is written:  "William P. Irving, Yeoman 2nd. Class, U.S.S. Franklin". I assume that this is a Spanish Navy enlisted hat since it was brought home by this US sailor.
    Hat is in very good,
    clean condition overall. Occasional flaking spots only. Has one hole in the back of the brim which appears to have been put there to hang it on a nail.
    Bottom measures about 12" x 12 5/8" overall. Inside head opening measures 6 1/4" wide x 7" long. Crown has a gentle slope to it, and is 3 1/8" high. On the outside the brim is about  2" wide in the back and  2 1/2" wide on the sides and in the front.
    I have never seen one of these available for sale. And this is a nice example of such a nice, RARE MUSEUM-QUALITY HAT, for a variety of display and collection objectives.
    PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS!!!
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    SHIPPING TERMS:
    Buyer pays .50 shipping & insurance in the US
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