FAMU Marching Band hat by Midway Cap Company

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An off-white Florida A&M University Marching Band hat by Midway Cap Company. The round cap features a large F embroidered in gold thread, above more gold thread embroidery showing connected leaf patterns along the lower crown. A gold colored double link metal chain, connected by one vintage silver colored lyre button on each side, hangs snugly across the top of the white, plastic covered bill. The inside of the cap base is a white polyester material. Above the white lining is double stitched faux black leather, layered under padded faux brown leather with ventilating perforation throughout. Half-legible handwriting in white is visible on the proper right inside of the cap, along one side of the faux black leather. There are two white tags inside the cap, one indicating the size, the other reads: [MIDWAY CAP / Company / Chicago, IL / MAKERS OF CUSTOM / UNIFORM CAPS / DEC 2010].

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