Edd Roush cap and sunglasses

Date1931

DescriptionWhite uniform cap with blue pinstripes, orange bill and top crown button. There is an orange "C" patch on the front. Sunglasses are attached to the bill with five nuts and bolts visible on the top of the bill. Sunglasses themselves are attached to a metal plate on the underside of the bill with springs and hinges which allow them to be flipped up and hidden under the bill or pulled down and used. "Lloyd" is inscribed on the metal plate. Lenses are brown tinted. Underside of the bill is black. Embroidered inside the cap on the leather sweatband is "Roush 4 31."

Bio/Historical NoteCincinnati Reds cap with attached sunglasses worn by Edd Roush during the 1931 season.

Object numberB-1962-0092

Subject Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)

Subject Roush, Edd, 1893-1988

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationspersonal artifacts

Dimensions8 x 4 (with glasses in closed position, 6 in. with glasses flipped down) x 9.75 in.

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