How to display vintage sailor hat
bbstx
8 years ago
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I have my father's sailor hat. Although it is WWII vintage, it is different. When I googled for images, I found out it is called a "Cracker Jack" hat. DD wants to display it in a guest room. I don't see how it can be put in a shadowbox frame. All I'm coming up with is an acrylic cube with the hat on a pedestal. Displaying it on a head is too creepy.
How would you display the hat?
(Not my hat, but similar)
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bpath
8 years agoHow cool! This might be too small, but how about something like this display case, and any other paraphernalia you have of his? And, of course, a box of CrackerrJack! If you don't have any paraphernalia, hit the local flea market.
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I think the middy blouse would look great in a shadow box. Unfortunately, the sea chest and everything in it reeks of mildew. I'm hopeful I can air out the hat enough to display it. I suppose I could have the blouse dry cleaned to get rid of the smell of mildew, if DD wanted to include that in her guest room.Cute idea to use a map, but Daddy wasn't career military. He was barely old enough to serve 2 years at the very end of the war. He only saw 2 places: the base where he received his basic training and a base where he painted jeeps. Although he served proudly and honorably, his was not a career filled with derring-do.
Allison, that hat stand is exactly what I had in mind but had not found! (an aside - I wish Houzz would make links easier to see! I almost missed the one in your post!) I found this acrylic cube that would protect it, and maybe contain the smell
bbstx
8 years ago
tibbrix
8 years agoI was going to suggest something similar to the hat stand, but more like a jewelry tree or small coat rack kind of thing.
Or maybe a nautical=themed hook, like this anchor
Wall-mount hat and coat hanger
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