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West Haven Connecticut Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

West Haven Connecticut Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro West Haven, 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.

Settled in 1648 as West Farms of the New Haven Colony, West Haven did not incorporate until 1921, making it Connecticut’s youngest town. By then it was famous: the Savin Rock House hotel of 1838, the trolley and 1,500-foot pier of 1870 and the White City of the early 1900s had made Savin Rock the playground of New England.

At its peak in 1919 the park drew about 1.2 million visitors a year to its wooden coasters, the Thunderbolt and the Racer among them. The rides closed in 1966, but the boardwalk still runs along the state’s longest public shoreline, Jimmies has served since 1925, and the Savin Rock Festival has returned. The mark on this piece is that boardwalk.

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 — WEST HAVEN CT WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: West Haven, Connecticut

Founded: Settled 1648; incorporated 1921

Known for: Savin Rock, Connecticut’s Coney Island; the state’s longest public shoreline; Connecticut’s youngest town

Art: West Haven 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.

How do I send a gift?

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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West Haven is older than its amusement park by three hundred years. The shoreline belonged to the Quinnipiac people long before English settlers from the New Haven Colony laid out farms here in 1648 and called the place ‘West Farms.’ For generations it was a quiet district of oystermen and farmers on the west side of New Haven Harbor. It joined with North Milford to form the town of Orange in 1822, then set off on its own in 1921 to become the Town of West Haven — Connecticut's youngest — and was chartered as a city in 1961. One of the state's oldest settlements wears the title of its newest city.

There is more to West Haven than the Rock. The old West Haven Green still anchors the town with its churches and Revolutionary monuments; nineteenth-century buckle shops and, later, the Armstrong Rubber works gave it an industrial backbone; and the University of New Haven — which sits, confusingly, in West Haven rather than New Haven — brings students to the western shore. The city keeps its own identity beside its larger neighbor: not New Haven, but the shore town just to its west, with the longer beach and the older memory of summer.

Why People Visit West Haven

West Haven appeals with simple shoreline beauty and strong local pride. Visitors pair long beach and boardwalk walks with small museums, the historic Green, and the nostalgia of Savin Rock. It is relaxed, local, and close to the water, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. The vintage-summer feeling of the old amusement park is evergreen, and history and everyday shoreline life sit side by side in a welcoming way.

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