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Germany, Organisation Todt. An Officers Overseas Cap, by Mannheim, c.1942
(Feldmütze). A cap of multi-piece construction, fabricated from thick olive green wool, with faux fold-down panels with downward sloping scallops to the front and forward sides, the crown of the cap, as well as the frontal scallops are trimmed with silver aluminum bullion embroidered piping, towards the front is a single cloth tri-colour cockade, constructed of multi-coloured machine embroidery, measuring 31 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), above that is a machine-woven cap eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed swastika, in white rayon thread, mounted on a brown rayon base, measuring 67 mm (w) x 26 mm (h), the interior of the cap is lined in khaki-brown cotton, stamped with ORG. TODT WIESBADEN in black ink, stamped with the date 1942 and size 59 in black ink, maker marked LIEFERUNGSGENOSSENSCHAFT AN KÜRSCHNER UND MÜTZENMACHER MANNHEIM (DELIVERY COOPERATIVE TO FURRIER AND CAP MAKER MANNHEIM), measuring, when folded, 30 cm (w) x 10.5 cm (h), and in better than extremely fine condition.

