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Suffolk Yeomanry Pill Box Hat.
This has a lot of age related wear and part of the sweat band is missing as is the leather strap. As far as I can tell from a trawl of the internet it was worn by soldiers of the Suffolk Yeomanry. it was made by Hobson and Sons, Lexington Street, Golden? Square, London.
It might be offered for sale. |
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Nice cap, good you were able to id it.
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Cracking pillbox cap.
Andy
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Leave to carry on Sir please. |
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I am not 100% sure that I have. There is a photograph of a similar cap on the internet that is described as Suffolk Yeomanry. However, the pill pox caps for the Suffolk Yeomanry illustrated in the Uniformology web site are different.
https://www.solent-saddlery.com/Victorian.html Scroll down to the late Victorian section. |
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Thank you, it is original but it needs some partial restoration.
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It might be Loyal Suffolk Hussars but that pattern was also worn by a number of Hussar Regiments. However as a Hobson & Son marked product, and without WD or clothing factory markings, Yeomanry may be more likely.
Tim
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Many thanks, it definitely seems to be a privately purchased rather than an issued item. Having said that, any WD or clothing factory stamps are most likely to have been on the leather sweatband which is largely missing.
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