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Waterford Connecticut Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Waterford Connecticut Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Waterford, Connecticut 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.

Waterford was the West Farms of New London, where the first English crops went in at Fog Plain in 1645 and granite quarrying began at Millstone Point in 1737; it became Connecticut’s 109th town on October 8, 1801, named for Waterford, Ireland. Twenty-three miles of coastline run between the Niantic and Thames rivers.

The 42-room Harkness mansion, Eolia, went up in 1906–07, Beatrix Farrand laid out its gardens from 1918, and the estate became Harkness Memorial State Park in the 1950s. The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has run the National Playwrights Conference on the old Hammond estate since 1964. Eolia’s gardens, a granite coast and the long light of the Sound 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 — WATERFORD CT WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Waterford, Connecticut

Founded: Incorporated Oct 8, 1801

Known for: Harkness Memorial State Park and the Eolia mansion; the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; Millstone Point granite

Art: Waterford 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.

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The town itself came later than its stone. For a century and a half this was the "West Farms" of New London — English colonists first raised crops on Fog Plain in 1645, and a sawmill turned at Quaker Hill by 1653. The farmers along the Sound eventually wanted a town of their own, and on October 8, 1801, Waterford was incorporated as Connecticut's 109th town. It took its name from the old city of Waterford in Ireland, a fitting borrow for a coast town. From the start it was a place of farms, fishing, and granite, strung along twenty-three miles of Long Island Sound shoreline.

Waterford's quiet coast drew artists as well as gardeners. In 1964 the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center opened here, named for the Nobel-laureate playwright who had grown up just down the shore in New London. Its summer playwriting workshops — the National Playwrights Conference — have launched a remarkable share of the American stage, and the O'Neill is now woven into the town's identity as deeply as its beaches. Nearby, the landmark buildings of Seaside State Park stand on their own green point, a striking piece of early-twentieth-century shoreline architecture preserved as open space.

Why People Visit Waterford

Visitors come to Waterford for an unspoiled stretch of the Connecticut coast: the gardens and mansion at Harkness, a famous playwriting center, granite-walled woods, and rocky beaches on Long Island Sound. It sits minutes from New London and the Mystic shoreline, with two state parks holding long reaches of open coast. Equal parts heritage and easy beach time, Waterford rewards anyone who likes the shore quiet and the history close at hand.

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