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Old 25-02-13, 08:30 PM
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This cap doesn't appear in the RCAF dress regs, 1958 (Amended to1966). It is airforce blue, and made by Scully. It does not match the head dress for Airwomen. Any ideas?
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Old 25-02-13, 08:32 PM
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This cap doesn't appear in the RCAF dress regs, 1958 (Amended to1966). It is airforce blue, and made by Scully. It does not match the head dress for Airwomen. Any ideas?
Check the back of the union tag. Scully usually places the date of manufacture there.

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Old 25-02-13, 08:39 PM
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Nothing there. And I rolled down the leather sweat band, no markings on the back of it either.
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Could be female police or bus driver. Check out the vintage catalogue pages on Scully's site: http://williamscully.ca/gallery2/v/c...lly/?g2_page=7

Also, why not e-mail Scully? They'd probably ID it for you, be my guess.
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Old 26-02-13, 01:23 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion, have followed up with contact to Scully's.
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Old 26-02-13, 02:41 AM
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Air Canada female officer's cap, or its very similar if its not.
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No response from Scully's.
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Est-ce que vous avez écrit Mssr. Scully en française?
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I am by no means an expert on headwear at all, but it looks like a WWiI vintage WRAF cap to me.

Have you seen this thread? You might want to PM the author to see if he can help?

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=28934

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Hello Andy, Clive was the first to reply in this thread. The cap is similar but not the same as the Women's RCAF.
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Sorry - my bad.

I have had this picture engraved in my mind since being a small boy - this is what I was thinking of...



Actually, I had another picture in my mind - and she most definately not wearing a cap in that one....
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I was thinking Canada Post!

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This looks similar the the Royal Ulster Constabulary female cap.

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Bill: Going back through Women Overseas: Memoirs of the Canadian Red Cross Corps, I came across two pics of women wearing what looks like this cap (p. 170 & 203 if you have access to the book). The Red Cross had dark blue uniforms. Are the lug holes about 1 1/4" apart?
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