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Hebrew Orphan Asylum 1938 Vintage Ballcap
9$54.00
Description: Authentic reproduction of the original 1938 Hebrew Orphan Asylum ballcap. Hand-sewn from genuine wool baseball cloth. This cap is built to last a lifetime.
Product Details:
- Made in the USA
- Genuine navy wool broadcloth, white embroidered emblem
- Standard visor with green satin under visor
- Vintage hair cloth backed buckram crown
- Satin taping with cotton sweatband
- Adjustable sizes come with leather strap and antiqued brass closure
- Item #: HOA38C
League: Independent
History: The Hebrew Orphan Asylum was a philanthropic organization designed to care for Jewish orphans. The original building was on East 77th Street, but it was the ballfield at the later facility on Amsterdam Avenue and 136th Street that hosted occasional Negro league baseball games. The Asylum also featured their own baseball and basketball teams. In another curious baseball connection, the New York Yankees had originally planned to purchase the Asylum grounds to construct a new stadium in Manhattan, but ended up choosing the Bronx instead for Yankee Stadium when the land deal fell apart.
SIZE |
HEAD MEASUREMENT |
7 |
22" |
7 1/8 |
22 3/8" |
7 1/4 |
22 3/4" |
7 3/8 |
23 1/8" |
7 1/2 |
23 1/2" |
7 5/8 |
23 7/8" |
7 3/4 |
24" |
7 7/8 |
24 1/4" |
8 |
24 3/8" |
Sizing Chart Ballcaps
Ballcaps
Our caps faithfully replicate historic professional baseball caps from 1900 to 1970 and fit differently than modern caps. Try wrapping a piece of string around your head where a cap would naturally fit and then measure the string to find your size.
| Size | Head Measurement (in inches) |
|---|---|
| 7 | 21 5/8” |
| 7 1/8 | 22” |
| 7 1/4 | 22 3/8” |
| 7 3/8 | 22 3/4” |
| 7 1/2 | 23 1/8" |
| 7 5/8 | 23 1/2" |
| 7 3/4 | 23 7/8" |
| 7 7/8 | 24 1/4" |
| 8 | 24 5/8" |
Adjustable caps fit up to a size 7 5/8.
Measuring Guide
We offer three kinds of ballcap visors:
Pre-1940 ballcaps were made with soft visors so players could fold them up and put them in their back pockets. Later visors were done in standard (stiff visor) or short (also a soft visor). Check the product details to see which type of visor each cap has.
Soft Visor
Standard Visor
Short Visor
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