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Letter carrier uniform hat
Object Details
- Description
- Pillbox style uniform hat worn by female letter carriers circa 1960's. According the USPS Historian's report, May 2002: "A pillbox cap for women was approved in 1969 and was advertised for sale in Fechheimer's uniform catalogues from 1970 through 1979. It was listed as part of the female carrier uniform until the 1998 edition of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual. . . . As of December 1972 carriers no longer had to wear headgear, provided they were otherwise in full uniform and easily identifiable as Postal Service employees. By 1979, the WAVE-style hat was made available to female carriers" (https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/letter-carrier-uniform-overview.pdf).
- Maroon trim dates to 1956. Blue piping dates to the uniform regulations introduced on July 1, 1970 for postal reorganization and required by July 1, 1971.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1969-1971
- Object number
- 2006.2041.4
- Type
- Employee Gear
- Medium
- fabric; metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 3 × 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (7.62 × 16.51 × 21.59 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_2006.2041.4
- Usage
- CC0
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