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Homer Alaska Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

Homer Alaska Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

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The Homer cap, for the town that is the end of the road on Kachemak Bay. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the Homer vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in black thread.

The cap is the easiest Homer piece to wear every day and the easiest to give: one size, breathable cotton, a curved visor and an antique-brass buckle. It softens with wear and stays on the hook by the door. Order one for the beach bag and one for the glovebox.

Low-profile and unstructured, this 6-panel embroidered dad cap has a Permacurv visor, a self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle, a matching undervisor, and four-row visor stitching for durability. Breathable 100% cotton in every color except the camo variation, which is 65% polyester / 35% cotton. The classic embroidered finish is durable and vintage-inspired. Embroidery is thread, not ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; full details are explained in our Embroidery footer.

Coal mines opened here around 1889, the town was founded in 1895 and named the next year for Homer Pennock, a mining promoter who left within a year, and a coal railroad ran down the Spit by 1899. Mining gave way to fishing, and the city incorporated in 1964, the year the Good Friday earthquake reshaped the Spit.

The Homer Spit reaches four and a half miles into Kachemak Bay beneath a wall of glaciers and the Kenai Mountains, the 1897 Salty Dawg cabin stands at the harbor, and the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World doubles as one of the artsiest small towns in Alaska. The Spit at the end of the Sterling Highway is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — HOMER AK EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

Town: Homer, Alaska

Founded: 1895; city 1964

Known for: The Homer Spit; the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World; the end of the Sterling Highway; Kachemak Bay

Art: Homer vintage retro logo, black (embroidered)

Blank: Unstructured 6-panel low-profile dad cap, Permacurv visor

Fabric: 100% cotton (camo variation 65% polyester / 35% cotton)

Decoration: Front embroidery, black thread; four-row visor stitching, matching undervisor

Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap, antique-brass buckle

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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.

Long before any road reached the bay, Kachemak Bay was home to the Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) and Dena'ina peoples, who fished its rich waters and lived along its shores for generations. The bay's name itself comes down from that long history, and its abundance — salmon, halibut, shellfish, and seabirds — is the same abundance that would later give Homer its living. An honest account of the town begins with the people who read these waters first. Archaeologists even named an entire ancient culture — the Kachemak tradition — for the bay, a measure of how deep the human story here runs.

Homer was reshaped, literally, by the sea floor. The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake — the most powerful ever recorded in North America — dropped the Homer Spit several feet, flooding parts of it and forcing the town to rebuild the harbor and the road that run its length today. As with so much of Alaska, the response was practical and stubborn: Homer rebuilt the Spit better, and went back to fishing. The shape of the modern town owes as much to that rebuilding as to anything Pennock ever planned.

Why People Visit Homer

Homer offers Alaska at its most scenic and approachable — a working fishing port and arts town on one of the most beautiful bays in the state. Visitors come for the halibut charters, the Spit, and the wildlife and water excursions, and stay for the galleries, beaches, and unhurried end-of-the-road feel. From the harbor docks to the mountains across the bay, it rewards a slow few days. It is wild, creative, and welcoming in every season on Kachemak Bay.

Homer Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Alaska bear over Alaska Territory Est. 1959