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Corpus Christi Texas Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Corpus Christi Texas Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Corpus Christi, 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.

Spanish explorers named the bay for the feast of Corpus Christi in 1519; Henry Kinney’s trading post of 1839 became the Nueces County seat in 1846 and a city in 1852, after Zachary Taylor’s army staged here for the Mexican-American War. The deep-water port opened in 1926 and oil followed in 1930.

The carrier USS Lexington, the Blue Ghost of the Second World War, has ridden at anchor on the bayfront as a museum since 1992, and Padre Island National Seashore runs about seventy miles down the Gulf, the longest undeveloped barrier-island beach in the country. The Sparkling City by the Sea 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 — CORPUS CHRISTI TX WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Corpus Christi, Texas

Founded: Trading post 1839; incorporated 1852

Known for: The Sparkling City by the Sea; the USS Lexington; Padre Island National Seashore; the 1519 bay

Art: Corpus Christi 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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People lived on this coast for millennia before any ship arrived: the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan peoples followed the bays and barrier islands through the seasons. In 1519 the Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda mapped the bay and named it Corpus Christi — Latin for “Body of Christ” — for the Catholic feast day on which he sighted it. The name outlasted empires. Ranchos spread under Mexico, and in 1839 the trader Henry Kinney planted a trading post on the bay's western shore. Zachary Taylor's army camped here in 1845–46 on its way to the Rio Grande, the new Nueces County made the settlement its seat in 1846, and Corpus Christi incorporated as a city in 1852.

And then there are the beaches. Across the causeway, Mustang Island and Padre Island shelter the bay from the open Gulf, and Padre Island National Seashore protects about 66 miles of undeveloped barrier island — dunes, prairie, and tide line with no town in sight, the longest stretch of its kind in the United States. It is the most important U.S. nesting ground of the Kemp's ridley, the world's most endangered sea turtle, and on summer mornings rangers release hatchlings to the surf before crowds who came to watch them go.

Why People Visit Corpus Christi Texas

Corpus Christi draws people who love the water, the wind, and a deep streak of history on the same coast. It is the Sparkling City by the Sea — home of a WWII carrier you can walk, the longest wild beach in America, a leading Gulf-coast port, and a proud Tejano-cultural heart. Visitors come for the rare combination: a working bayfront, barrier-island shore, the steady Gulf wind that made the bay a windsurfing capital, and the Blue Ghost riding at anchor over it all.

Corpus Christi Texas Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring a Texas longhorn and Lone Star above Texas Republic Est. 1845