United States. A Usn Commander's Visor Cap, Named To Commander C.p. Hogan

Fabricated from a white cotton on the exterior, featuring the classic high peak, the hidden white plastic frame giving definition to the shape of the cap. It has a 40 mm wide band in black wool displaying a repeating thatched-look pattern around its circumference. There is a 60.2 mm (w) x 54.5 mm (h) United States Navy officer's cap badge on the front, the cap badge with a two-piece construction, consisting of a silvered metal eagle and shield fronting crossed fouled anchors in bronze gilt, the cap badge affixed to a support wrapped in black wool via two screwbacks, the support sewn in place to the black wool band.

The stiff visor is finished in black wool on the upper, with a single arc consisting of two facing branches of oak leaves and acorns in fine gold-colored bullion wire, the raised midribs of the leaves in rolled gold-coloured bullion wire, the single arc of oak leaves and acorns designating it as a Commander/Captain's cap, with a reinforcing strip in black patent leather stitched in place on the edge. There is a strap in silvered fine bullion wire and incorporating light brown threading, with dual adjustable sliders matching the strap, running across the front between the brass buttons on either side, each of the buttons bearing the Navy eagle and anchor surrounded by thirteen five-pointed stars insignia. The underside of the visor is in a black pebbled synthetic material, the underlying framework on the sidewalls in a thatched wicker-like material. It incorporates a 40 mm wide sweatband in leather, the upper with a smooth chocolate brown finish, the ends of which are held together via a chocolate brown ribbon at the rear.

It is perforated in multiple angled rows for ventilation, the rows consisting of four holes each along the front, left side and rear of the sweatband, the right side stamped in gold-coloured ink "BANCROFT'S ZEPHYR". A wide white plastic strap runs from the front to the back in the dome, the strap incorporating a manufacturer's label inscribed "BANCROFT Military Caps / Makers of Fine Caps for Over 50 Years / FRAMINGHAM, MASS." under a clear plastic name sleeve, the sleeve slotted below the label and housing a naming insert card marked "THIS BANCROFT CAP BELONGS TO:" and named in blue ink to "CDR. C.P. HOGAN / WADSWORTH, ILL.". The cap measures 270 mm in width x 290 mm in depth x 115 mm in height, exhibiting light soiling towards the front and rear of the cap on the top, along with discoloration in the bullion wire of the oak leaves and acorns. It is of very fine quality manufacture, the cap badge remaining pristine. Better than very fine.