Let's see your vintage baseball caps

[Chris Counts]

I just started down the road of collecting vintage baseball caps, adding another dimension to my completely unfocused collection. I'm curious if there are others who collect caps here on Net54 ...

[ooo-ribay]

^^^ Are those Pro Model caps or just kids’ caps of the day?

[perezfan]

Those are all professional Caps. Yes, they did use patches, and in many instances the insignias were not embroidered directly on to the cap.

Great stuff, Chris... I would post a few of mine, but am sure the pics would come out sideways. May still try when time allows...

[Chris Counts]

Hi Mark, I hope all is well. Yes, these are definitely pro model caps from the late 1940s and early 1950s. I'm finding there's a lot to learn about caps, and there's also a lot of misinformation out there. I started this thread in part so I can learn more about them ...

[David Atkatz]

Art Jorgens 1929-30




Marty McHale 1913:

[Dewey]

Great thread idea. Hope to see more photos. Those are some cool lids!

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Art Jorgens 1929-30




Marty McHale 1913:

really like the Marty McHale 1913...what a classic...

[MCyganik]

To keep the Braves theme going on this amazing thread, here’s a 1959-1962 Louisville Colonels cap made by Wilson that I acquired just a few months ago on a local sell app.

The Colonels were the Braves’ top farm club during that span, and they changed the cap font to match the parent club. They were highly successful in those 4 Braves affiliated seasons, winning 3 league titles and a Junior World Series, but the American Association folded after 1962.

The seller listed it as a nondescript vintage cap but I was able to pinpoint it thanks to this newspaper spread I found on Worthpoint. No identifying player or number, but definitely from the era.

I love vintage caps, wish I could find more out in the wild, but then again it’s kind of amazing to find one like this 60 years later..:






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[baseball tourist]

PCL 1960’s Vancouver Mounties game used cap. Attributed to (and signed by) Ossie Chavarria

[Chris Counts]

I love those minor league caps! Both the Louisville and Vancouver caps are real beauties. Minor league caps seem way tougher to find than the major league caps. Here's another Louisville cap ...

[oriolesbb6]

Original and wearable if you so choose! Size Medium

[Chris Counts]

Here's my latest pickup, a satin cap. It seems like most satin jerseys and caps were worn in the 1940s, but I'm guessing this one was made in the early 50s because it has a stiff bill. The Rawlings tag was used around 1950. I have no idea what team wore it, but I'm guessing it was from Wichita, KS.

[perezfan]

Gorgeous early Rawlings example Chris! Such an underrated segment of the collecting world. Can’t help but think of Ohio State when I see those colors.

Regardless, that’s a beauty!

[bigfanNY]

This was the First Cap I purchased about 20 years ago from Grey Flannel. When MLB started certifying caps I became much more comfortable buying them. In the middle of a Kitchen Reno so have most stored away. But my focus is on modern 500 HR club. ( With a Trout just because) Displaying them takes up some room but I really like the way they spark up my memorabilia room. And much less expensive than Bats or Jerseys. I will post more in a few weeks if I dont catch too much flak for post war caps..
J

[ruth-gehrig]

Assuming, and hoping someone here picked up what I think was a pretty early baseball cap that just ended on ebay