Cap, Baseball
Object number2016.73.5
Manufacturer
Town Talk Headwear
Date1979
OriginKY
MediumFabric/Metal/Vinyl
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Rotary Club
DescriptionWhite fabric baseball cap from the 1979 National Blind Golfers Championship. Patch on front has black border, black printed image of sunglasses and the Rotary International symbol printed in black. White twisted cord along back of bill. White vinyl adjustable strap across back with gold-tone ferrous metal slide.Dimensions5 x 9 x 10.25 in. (12.7 x 22.9 x 26 cm)InscriptionsPatch on front has black printed text along the bottom "PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA / NATIONAL BLIND GOLFERS CHAMPIONSHIP - 1979".
MarksWhite fabric baseball cap from the 1979 National Blind White vinyl adjustable strap across back has gold-tone ferrous metal slide; slide has raised maker's mark "TT".
Inside cap on proper right side there is a white fabric maker label with brown and gold decoration and text "TT [maker's logo] / Scotchgard / FABRIC PROTECTOR / TOWN TALK / LOUISVILLE, KY. 40204".
Historical NotesNational Blind Golfer’s Championship baseball cap. The event was supported by the Pittsburgh Rotary Club. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh was organized on December 2, 1910, by Colonel Oscar T. Taylor, an attorney and career military man, who served in the Spanish-American War. On the afternoon of December 2, 1910, thirteen people including Mr. Taylor and Rotary International Founder, Paul P. Harris met in the French Room at the then Fort Pitt Hotel. Taylor was commissioned by Chesley R. Perry, Secretary of the National Association of Rotary Clubs, to organize a club in Pittsburgh. Also worth noting is Taylor’s guidance of the design of the familiar Rotary emblem, from a wagon wheel to a gear wheel. This has become known throughout the world as the symbol of Rotary International. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh is the 20th club founded and has spawned 10 of the 51 District 7300 clubs currently in existence.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Rotary Club
Related institution
Rotary International
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