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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1952.78.29 |
Object Name |
Badge, Cap |
Title |
Officer's Cap Badge, Royal Canadian Artillery, 1939-1945 |
Date |
circa 1940 |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Description |
Fabric cap badge, worn on a Royal Canadian Artillery Officer's wedge cap, 1939-1945. Badge has a raised, bullion, wire thread Royal Canadian Artillery insignia on red fabric, thin leather backing. Braiding in the shape of the "bomb or grenade" of the grenadiers and/or artillery - round coiled ball with plume-like shape above; "Canada" in braid on a scroll cross the bottom. The fabric and leather backing are cut to the shape of the design. |
Search Terms |
Royal Canadian Artillery World War II |
Subjects |
FASHION, MILITARY WORLD WAR II (WWII) - 1939 -1945 |
Dimensions |
H-4.6 W-2.8 cm |
Collection |
Artifacts |
