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Paper garrison cap with mesh top, blue printed text reads “USS Intrepid CVS-11”
U.S Navy Mess Hat
Paper garrison cap with mesh top, blue printed text reads “USS Intrepid CVS-11”
Paper garrison cap with mesh top, blue printed text reads “USS Intrepid CVS-11”

U.S Navy Mess Hat

Object NameHairnet Hat
Dateca. March 1962–March 1974
PeriodCold War
Mediumpaper, mesh
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Museum Purchase. 2019.34.
Object number2019.34
DescriptionHairnet; One U.S. Navy white paper garrison cap style mess hat with mesh on top. Printed on either side is "USS Intrepid // CVS-11" in blue ink. Printed on the inner head band in red ink is "Cellucap Mfg. Co. // Philadelphia, Pa. // Made & Printed In U.S.A. // Philadelphia, PA 19140 // U.S. Patent No. 2,685,090" and instructions on how to size the hat.
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