Uniform - SEC uniform Hat, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne, 1960s

Historical information

All tramway platform crew were issued with a cap and were expected to wear it at all times.

Significance

Demonstrates uniform cap manufacture.

Physical description

SEC Motorman/Drivers/Conductors cap - green cloth exterior, grey cotton interior lining, brown leather internal hat band, black cotton hat band on exterior with a plastic band at the front half of the cap terminating in two small SEC metal buttons on either side, black plastic beak. Sewn on the inside is a label "Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne" and stamped "6 3/8".

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