Object number
4101.151.7
Title
RE Railway Companies Forage Cap
Creator
Description
A sealed pattern blue forage cap, with stiff peak for RE railway companies. The cap is made from blue felt with a cloth lining. Above the peak there is a leather band held in place by small brass buttons. The lining has a label with the following "HOBSON & SONS, ARMY, VOLUNTEER, RAILWAY & POLICE. CLOTHING CONTRACTORS. HELMET, CAP AND ACCOUTREMENT MAKERS. 1, 3 & 5 Lexington Street, HAYMARKET, LONDON W.". Attached are a pair of war department seals and a pair of labels that reads "ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT STANDARD PATTERN No. 1314 1887, Cap:- Forage R.E. Railway Cos and A.S.C.drivers, Mechcanical transport also Mechanical Coxswains ". Written on the reverse of the label "Soldiers trained in Electric Light duties, NCO's undergoing course of engine driving civil Coys, Mechanical transport drivers A.S.C., Artificers in Cos A.S.C., Army labourers and men engaged on Loco general and workshop duties, Interpreture Chinese Labour Corps, Chinese police"
Production place
London
Date
1887 - 1887
Production period
Victorian
Dimensions
- Diameter: 260 mm
- Height: 110 mm