That's an awesome Senators cap Mark, and it's no doubt it's a tough design to find. I looked up all the Topps and Bowman cards of Senators from 1949 to 1952, and every single one shows a white "W." I also looked at old Sports magazines for color photos. The only images I could find of this cap in color come from Red Man Tobacco cards. According to MLBCollectors.com, "the team wore red trim with home jerseys and caps" from 1948-51," although I have no idea how accurate that is, and the site's owner has been AWOL for years. Nevertheless, he doesn't he even a single photo displayed of your design. It must come from 1948 because Early Wynn gets traded to Cleveland. I don't have a cap that early with a McAuliffe tag. It's interesting see that Tim McAuliffe had teamed up with Paul Kaufman by 1948. This came at time when there was fierce competition in the market, with McAuliffe, Spalding, Rawlings, Coane and MacGregor-Goldsmith all making caps.
Last edited by Chris-Counts; 01-18-2025 at 09:11 AM.
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