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San Antonio Texas Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

San Antonio Texas Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro San Antonio, 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 friars founded a mission and a presidio on the San Antonio River in May 1718, and by 1731, when Canary Islanders established the first civil town in Texas, five missions stood along the water; they are now a World Heritage Site, the largest such concentration in North America. San Fernando Cathedral dates to 1738.

Robert Hugman’s River Walk of the 1930s follows the spring-fed river through downtown at the southern edge of the Hill Country, the Alamo keeps its 1718 mission walls, and German immigrants and the cattle and rail boom of the 1800s built the rest. Three centuries of Texas soul are 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 — SAN ANTONIO TX WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: San Antonio, Texas

Founded: 1718; civil town 1731; chartered 1837

Known for: The cradle of Texas; five Spanish colonial missions (World Heritage Site); the River Walk; the 1738 San Fernando Cathedral

Art: San Antonio 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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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.

Today San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas and one of the most-visited in the country, but its heart is still the oldest civic story in the state: a 1718 mission on a river, five Spanish missions strung along the water, a town founded by Canary Island colonists, and three centuries of Tejano, Spanish, German, and Texas-cattle heritage layered one over another. Our San Antonio designs gather that identity into wearable form — the river, the missions, the longhorn-and-star, the 1718 founding. From the mission bells to the River Walk — wear a little of San Antonio's three centuries of Texas soul.

Our San Antonio logo gathers the Texas end of that story into a Texas longhorn — the cattle breed that built the open range — and a Lone Star over “1845,” the year of statehood and the shared emblem of every Merlin Classics Texas place. Printed black-and-white with the worn look of a branding iron or a rodeo poster, the longhorn and star read as Texas in shorthand — cattle country, the Lone Star, the open range — set over the deep Spanish-colonial city the missions built.

Why People Visit San Antonio

People come to San Antonio for the River Walk and the Alamo, but the city rewards anyone who follows the older thread: a chain of five Spanish missions along a quiet river, a downtown laid out by Canary Island colonists in 1731, and a Tejano culture you can hear in the music and taste in the food. It's warm, walkable, and layered — three centuries of South Texas history sitting right alongside the modern city.

San Antonio Texas Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring a Texas longhorn and Lone Star over Texas Republic Est. 1845