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M.2014.70
Title
RAF CC Cap of Tony Lewis, circa 1960
Date
1960 - 1970
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Description
RAF Cricket cap worn by Tony Lewis whilst playing for the RAF. Lewis divided his time up between playing for the RAF and Glamorgan, whilst still an undergraduate at Cambridge University. Cap is dark blue. The RAF symbol is stitched into the front of the cap in gold, showing an eagle underneath a crown, meant to depict the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The underside of the cap peak is green, and the inside of the cap is a pink colour, now faded. A sizing label on the inside shows that Lewis wore head size '7'.
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Cap of Tony Lewis (1938), circa 1960
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Cricket cap worn by Tony Lewis whilst playing for the RAF. The RAF symbol is stitched into the front of the cap in gold, showing an eagle underneath a crown, meant to depict the reign of Queen Elizabeth. A sizing label on the inside shows that Lewis wore head size '7'.
Lewis divided his time up between playing for the RAF and Glamorgan, whilst still an undergraduate at Cambridge University. He later captained England.
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M.2014.70
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