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Arlington Texas Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Arlington Texas Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Arlington, Texas logo, printed in weathered charcoal on a retro vintage washed cap — an unstructured cotton dad hat that looks broken in from the day it arrives. The charcoal carries a faint wavering tone and a light speckle, so the print reads like it has been in the sun as long as the cap has.

One size fits most, so it is an easy gift to get right: no size to guess, only the town. Each cap is made to order. Hand wash cold and air dry, and keep it out of the dryer.

Arlington was laid out on the Texas & Pacific Railway in 1876, near the 1841 Bird’s Fort and the 1843 treaty signed there, named for a Virginia estate and incorporated on April 21, 1884. A downtown mineral well flowed from 1892 to 1951, and the Top O’ Hill Terrace casino ran in secret until the Rangers raided it in 1947.

Six Flags Over Texas opened here in 1961, the original of the chain, and Tom Vandergriff grew a market town of 8,000 into the entertainment capital of the metroplex, midway between Dallas and Fort Worth on Lake Arlington. The American Dream City is the mark on this piece.

The cap is 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed and heavily brushed for a soft hand, with an unstructured six-panel crown, a mid-profile fit and a curved bill. A self-fabric strapback with a metal slider adjusts the fit and tucks away, and a self-fabric sweatband lines the inside. It is garment dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes, so every cap's color varies slightly — washed here means faded color and a weathered print, not distressed or frayed.


QUICK FACTS — ARLINGTON TX WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Arlington, Texas

Founded: 1876; incorporated 1884

Known for: The American Dream City; birthplace of Six Flags Over Texas (1961); a Texas & Pacific market town; Lake Arlington

Art: Arlington vintage retro logo, charcoal (printed)

Blank: unstructured six-panel cap, mid profile, curved bill, metal slider

Fabric: 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed, garment dyed

Care: hand wash cold, air dry

Colors: 10 offered

Sizes: Adjustable

Made to order in the USA



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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Then Arlington discovered it had water worth selling. A downtown artesian well drilled in 1892 brought up mineral water, and for nearly sixty years the town marketed itself as a health resort, with a bathhouse and pavilion and visitors who came to "take the waters." The interurban electric railway that linked Dallas and Fort Worth ran right through town, carrying day-trippers to the wells. The well stayed at the center of downtown civic life until it was capped in 1951; a memorial plaza marks the spot today. The health-resort decades gave Arlington its first taste of being a destination rather than a way station.

The town itself began with the railroad. In 1876 a market stop was laid out along the new Texas & Pacific Railway and named Arlington, after the Arlington estate in Virginia; it incorporated in 1884. For its first half-century it was a quiet North Texas farm town — cotton, corn, and cattle hauled to the rail line — the kind of place that measured itself by gins and grain, not grandstands. Nothing about it yet suggested the spectacle to come.

Why People Visit Arlington

Arlington rewards travelers who want big-event energy with Texas convenience — the stadiums and theme parks of the Entertainment District, set between Dallas and Fort Worth and easy to reach from either. People come for the games, the coasters, and the concerts, and stay for the river-and-lake parks and the offbeat heritage of a prairie town that talked itself into becoming the American Dream City.

Arlington Texas Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Texas longhorn and Lone Star and Texas Republic Est. 1845