. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. rigure50.—Cap, 1851. bottom and basted to the cloth crown. The engineer "soldiers" and ordnance enlisted personnel, unlike the other crops, had cap bands in the color of the cap with a Ys inch welt at the top and bottom of the band in the color of their respective corps. At the top front of the caps were two stitched eyelets, one above the other, for the insertion of the pompon and pompon eagle holders. All of these caps, unlike the caps of the earlier periods, were manufactured at or under the direct supervision of the Clot
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. rigure50.—Cap, 1851. bottom and basted to the cloth crown. The engineer "soldiers" and ordnance enlisted personnel, unlike the other crops, had cap bands in the color of the cap with a Ys inch welt at the top and bottom of the band in the color of their respective corps. At the top front of the caps were two stitched eyelets, one above the other, for the insertion of the pompon and pompon eagle holders. All of these caps, unlike the caps of the earlier periods, were manufactured at or under the direct supervision of the Clothing Establishment at Schuyl- kill Arsenal. This was apparently the result of the prob- lems experienced with outside contractors in producing the 1839 forage cap and the Arsenal's own later success with it. Although some specimens examined bear only a size number, many carry the label pasted inside the top: ": [ranged from 1 to 5]/United States/ (Schuylkill) ; All the leather components for the cap and the insignia were contracted for separately and assembled on a piecework basis. In December 1853 the Assistant Quartermaster at Philadelphia reported that 26,672 of the new pattern caps had been made there since June ;^ The only officer's cap examined was one that be- longed to William Tecumseh Sherman when a cap- tain in the Substance Department in 1851-1853. It follows the basic enlisted pattern, with the officer's cap band as prescribed, but is of finer material and better workmanship than those produced at the Arsenal. It bears the trademark, "SMITH, CRANE & 4 MAIDEN-LANE/NEW YORK," is gUt inside the 62. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Wa
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