US WWII-Korean War Era US Navy Officer Visor Hat, Bancroft, Chief Machinist
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $125.00

Original era manufacture. A good quality private purchase hat with a green top and blue wool band. Affixed to the front of the hat is a two-piece regulation US Navy officers hat insignia, which has a nice silver toned eagle. I have not removed the eagle to check and see if it is sterling marked. Size about a 6 3/4Bound black plastic visor with no issues, soundly stitched ventilated leather sweatband, with a white oilcloth sweatshield.  Card inside the shield for James Emmett Taylor, Chief Machinist, United States Navy. Sweatband stamped Bancroft's Zephyr.A quick look on Ancestry shows a James Emmett Taylor serving aboard USS Prairie 31 March 1942-28 February 1943, and USS Pastores 7-31 July 1944. Good potential for further research.