Description: This is a US WWII Bancroft Officer Summer Visor. Please see my photos for a better idea of the state of the item. Please let me know if you have any questions or want more pictures! The Bancroft Caps company was established around 1900 in Massachusetts. They made caps for various divisions of the military, as well as for civilian uniforms like milk delivery services. They began using a single layer of leather for the visor of their air force caps, known as Flighters, due to economising during wartime in WWII. This gave these caps a distinctive fold and curve. This look became heavily associated with pilots. Naval caps were white with black patent leather, and an emblem affixed to the front. Bancroft starting producing ‘Pac-Cap’ officers’ visors in the 1950s, with a collapsible crown that allowed them to be packed into luggage and not crushed, as a neat and tidy appearance was considered very important. Collectors of military uniforms sometimes specialise in one area, such as caps. Bancroft were one of the great companies that made these for the U.S. armed forces, and are therefore very collectible. Bancrofts should state the maker’s mark of Bancroft Caps. Often, they will also state U. S. Army Approved Cert no. Etc. You can identify whether a Bancroft Flighter cap is wartime or post WWII, as the leafing or heat stamp on the sweatshield will read ‘pat.pend’ for wartime hats, while post-war had the patent number printed. Bancroft caps and more valuable when they retain an original badge, such as the emblems affixed to the front of the navel caps. These have, however, sometimes been removed or even replaced by previous owners.
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-09-01T15:10:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region of Origin: United States
Theme: Militaria
