Security staff's peaked cap.
- Made:
- 1960-1987 in United Kingdom
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Peaked cap, as worn by Science Museum warding (security) staff, unsigned, features regalia inscribed 'E R II' with 'Science Museum' around crest, maker and place of manufacturer unknown, United Kingdon, 1960-1987.
Until 1987 the Museum’s security staff, called ‘warders’, continued to wear a uniform recalling their nineteenth-century origin as policemen. A key part of this style was the peaked cap.
Details
- Category:
- Science Museum History
- Object Number:
- 2022-4
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), fibre (unidentified) and plastic (unidentified)
- type:
- cap - headgear
