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Henryk Rozental's military cap

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The military cap of Richard Henry Rozental from the time of his service in the Royal Air Force was made of wool in a grey-blue colour. The shape of the cap's bottom is round, along the edge (at the base), there is a wide black tape. The cap has a semicircular, stiffened peak. On the front, above the peak, there is an emblem embroidered in gold thread with a metal braid. In the central part of the emblem, there is a representation of an eagle with outstretched wings. Its head is turned to the left and its beak is open. The tongue protruding from the open beak is marked with a red thread. The bird is standing on a semicircular shield (so-called Amazon shield or loop).

To the left and right of the bird are placed an additional pair of wings (Hussar wings). These wings are clearly larger than the bird and fold inwards at ¾ of their height, thus creating a frame for the bird (surrounding it). A decorative strip of black lacquered leather is placed over the visor, which is attached to its sides with small buttons. Inside the cap, there is a sweatband made of brown leather and a silk lining. On the inner part of the bottom (in the middle), there is a trace of a square sticker in the form of glue residue. The caps of PSP aviators (according to an order issued by the command in 1940) were marked above the peak with an emblem depicting the Polish emblem (white-tailed eagle) embroidered with gold or silver thread.

Marta Frączkiewicz

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Information about the object

Organization/label	Dunn & Co. (Birmingham; 1886 - )
Object type	clothing accessory
Time of creation/dating	1945
Place of creation	Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Technique	cutting cast joining weaving sewing machine embroidery
Material	metal wool natural leather cork panel silk cardboard thread
Keywords	soldiers World War II (1939-1945) souvenirs army
Copyrights status	the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner	POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number	MPOLIN-M553
Localization	The object is not currently on display