Mystery Baseball Caps

[Chris Counts]

As a collector of old baseball caps, I often find caps that I can't identify, yet appear to be made for professional or college teams. Over the years, the pile of mystery caps has grown, and I'm curious if anybody here can ID any of these? They date from the 1940s through the 1960s, and I'm guessing that many were made for minor league or college teams. About half of these of these caps have low crowns and soft bills, which puts them in the pre-1952 era. Any help offered is very much appreciated — I've spent countless hours researching these without any luck! I'd also like to encourage others to post their mystery caps here as well ...

[Chris Counts]

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[Chris Counts]

Here's a few more ...

[Chris Counts]

And a couple more ...

[accidental]

Interesting, what brands are they? Tags would help a lot.

[Chris Counts]

Here's a list of the makers and a rough time frame ...

"K" cap — 1940s, likely Kansas or Kentucky, no tag
"M" cap — New Era, 1960s
"C" cap — c. 1950, no tag
"B" cap — c. 1950 no tag
"A" cap — New Era, 1960s
"F" cap — Lowe & Campbell, 1950s
"H' cap — Lowe & Campbell, late 1940s
"G" cap — New Era, 1960s
"J" cap — no label, 1960s
red & silver satin cap — Rawlings with Wichita Sporting Goods tag, 1940s
blue satin cap — no tag, 1940s
"OH" cap — Coane, 1960s
"R" cap— no tag, 1940s
H cap — no tag, 1960s