Figure 1.--We believevthis family snapshot was taken in the 1950s. e think it is in English, but it could be Australian. Notice the round badge at the front of the cap. We are not sure if it is a logo or creast Usually creasts were not round. |
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We see school caps both with abd without the schools badges. The badges varoet. Often they were a crest or shilds, but we also see letter logs and round badges. Caps often had these school crests or logos, but many did not have them. This vari quite a bit. We believe that most of the caps with badges were for private schools. This was primarly prepratory schools, but they were also worn by younger boys at publiv and grammar schools. Some Anglican schools which were partly financed with public funds may have them. Not all the caps with crests were for private schools, but we believe this was most commomly the case. Many boys going to state primaries which might have classes for children up to 12-13 years of age. Boys often wore generic school caps without any crests. The schools until the 1960s did not have uniforms, but the boys might wear school caps, often with suits. We think that these schools may have suggested a cap color, but hopefully our British readers will be able to tell us more. The crest was always centered at the front, never placed anywhere else on the cap. At this time we are unable to assess this topic in detail because of the still fairly limited number of images in our archive. Many of the examples we have noted had a crest rather than a logo. The boy's cap here is a good example of a school which had the badge on the front. Notice the round badge at the front of the cap. We are not sure if it is a logo or crest Usually crests were not round. We also do not commoinly see the crests with fancier styles, such as circles and segmented colors. As we see here, it was not unknown (figure 1). It just was not very common. We see many caps with the shield and logo, but usually with solid-colored caps. We are not positive, however, just how common the caps with crests were. Nor are we sure just how this varied over time. Hoefully our British readrs can provide some insights on this topic.
We see school caps both with and without the schools crests and badges. The photographic record that both options ere very common. Caps often had these school crests or logos, but many did not have them. This varied quite a bit. We are not positive, however, just how common the caps with crests were. Nor are we sure just how this varied over time. Hoefully our British readrs can provide some insights on this topic.
The badges worn on the caps varied widely. We see all kinds of different badges. Often they were a crest or shields, but we also see letter logs and round badges. The variety id virtually endless. Notice the round badge at the front of the cap. We are not sure if it is a logo or crest Usually crests were not round. England of course is much more tradutional tham America. School crests and bages were much more common. In fact much more common than in any other country. School caps, albeit a different style, were common in Germany, but there were no badges like the ones for English schools. The same style badge only larger was worn on blazers or in some cases suit jackets. We think that the blazer badges were more common than the cap badges, but we can not yet substantiate this. Notice here that there is no badge on this boy's blazer (figure 1). This may not been the case in the early-20th century when the caps were more common than the later-half of the century that we are more familiar with. Schools were a little more concerned with uniform costs in the later-20th century. And the badge increased the cost of the caps. And we see fewer badges on blazers as well.
We believe that most of the caps with badges were for private schools. This was primarly prepratory schools, but they were also worn by younger boys at publiv and grammar schools. Some Anglican schools which were partly financed with public funds may have them. Not all the caps with crests were for private schools, but we believe this was most commomly the case. Many boys going to state primaries which might have classes for children up to 12-13 years of age. Boys often wore generic school caps without any crests. The schools until the 1960s did not have uniforms, but the boys might wear school caps, often with suits. We think that these schools may have suggested a cap color, but hopefully our British readers will be able to tell us more.
The crest was always centered at the front, never placed anywhere else on the cap. At this time we are unable to assess this topic in detail because of the still fairly limited number of images in our archive. Many of the examples we have noted had a crest rather than a logo. The boy's cap here is a good example of a school which had the badge on the front.
Most of the caps we see with the crests on or plain, solid colored caps. We also see the crests with fancier styles, such as circles and segmented colors as we see here (figure 1). While not unknown, it was not very common. We see many caps with the shield and logo, but usually with solid-colored caps.
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