black SS caps in the firmament

[Friedrich-Berthold]

From old photos - and cupcakes - we can learn alot.

No more true words from my favorite interlocutor.....apropos pictures and such.

I will include "cup cakes" later.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

i'd pay up quite aggressively for any of those three with the blue watermark. fantastic photos and i feel examples that would compliment my collection nicely. thank you for posting them. they are a pleasure to see.

Thank the Czech news agency who have put their treasures on line where I pinched them.

My best to you all.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Dadaism is intriguing, even if the Nazis loathed. it.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Thanks for the pic of "Jugend um Hitler". I have a copy of this, sans dustcover and I had not seen the dustcover before until now.

Cheers, Ade.

[backtothefront]

Attachment 469090Attachment 469089The cap on the Kelly Hicks site is a Sonderanfertigung, which is wrongly dated to 1935 (again because of the RZM tag,) but is a Wagner of 1938 or so. It is a rare cap and fairly priced, even if it presents a couple of minor flaws easily repaired.

Dear Sirs, may I ask who you refer to as potential repairers of minor moth nips to such tricot woolens. I have seen comments on these pages refering to their skills but their identities escape me, (was it BenVK?). Mostly I am someone who prefers to see a historical item turn to dust rather than "restore" it, but I do see a collector's role as "guardian" rather than "owner". How do other collectors see repairs of minor damage such as small moth nips ? I am often happy to preserve as best I can, and leave repairs for a future owner to decide. Your opinions are appreciated. regards, Paul

[BenVK]

I can repair such damage although to be honest, I prefer to leave moth nips alone and concentrate on re-sewing loose peaks/sweatbands. I say this because it's mostly about the structural integrity for me and making these things last for another 70 years plus. Moths nips are purely cosmetic.

[BenVK]

Nice early image of Kurt Meyer on the right and an ultra rare black clothed peaked cap on the left.

[M18922]

Is there any examples of the cloth peaked black ss caps today?

Cheers, Pat

[Arran]

Is there any examples of the cloth peaked black ss caps today?

Cheers, Pat

There are a few surviving examples that I know of- one here in Canada, one which sold last year in the US (discussed at length on this forum), one owned by Paul S. which I think is the same example that Wolfe-Hardin used to own, and one in a collection in Japan. I've also seen one which I believe had had its cloth visor removed and replaced by a fibre one in the pre-war years...

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Maybe Mr. d'Alquen will show his black field cap with the cloth peak. Ben has great skills as an artisan. I believe fully in stabilizing and caring for these things. They do biodegrade otherwise, especially because collectors also put huge pressure on them in search of RZM tags, and such.