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San Francisco California Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

San Francisco California Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

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The San Francisco cap, for the city the Gold Rush built and the earthquake rebuilt. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the San Francisco vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in black thread.

The cap is the easiest San Francisco 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.

An unstructured 6-panel dad cap with a low-profile fit and Permacurv visor, embroidered with our classic vintage-inspired finish. Breathable cotton, a self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle, a matching undervisor, and four-row visor stitching for durability. All colors are 100% cotton; the camo variation is 65% polyester / 35% cotton. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; full details are in our Embroidery footer.

The Spanish founded Mission Dolores and the Presidio in 1776, Sam Brannan brought the news of gold to the village in 1848, and the city the Rush built incorporated in 1850. Andrew Hallidie’s cable cars began running in 1873, and on April 18, 1906, the earthquake and fire destroyed eighty percent of it; the city rebuilt and threw the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915.

The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, the Painted Ladies have stood on Alamo Square since the 1890s, the cable cars are the only moving National Historic Landmark, and the fog still rolls under the bridge every evening across a seven-by-seven-mile peninsula of forty-nine hills. The city by the Golden Gate is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — SAN FRANCISCO CA EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

Town: San Francisco, California

Founded: 1776; city 1850

Known for: The Golden Gate Bridge (1937); the city the Gold Rush built and the 1906 earthquake rebuilt; the cable cars; the Painted Ladies

Art: San Francisco 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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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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The hills got their machines and their houses in the same generation. At four in the morning on August 2, 1873, the London-born inventor Andrew Smith Hallidie took the controls of the Clay Street Hill Railroad and ran the world’s first successful cable car down the Nob Hill grade — a system that still climbs the hills today as the only moving National Historic Landmark in the United States. The Painted Ladies of Alamo Square rose in the 1890s, the Queen Anne row on Steiner Street that has posed for every generation of photographers since, and the 1898 Ferry Building anchored the foot of Market Street.

The earthquake of April 18, 1906 and the four-day fire that followed destroyed eighty percent of the city and killed more than three thousand people; the rebuilt city hosted a world’s fair by 1915.

Why People Visit San Francisco California

  • Walk or bike the Golden Gate Bridge, then see it from Fort Point below, Baker Beach, or the Marin headlands — International Orange against the fog.
  • Ride a cable car over Nob Hill and Russian Hill — the 1873 system is the only moving National Historic Landmark in the country.
  • Take the ferry to Alcatraz Island for the penitentiary years and the view back at the city.
  • See the Painted Ladies from Alamo Square at golden hour, the Queen Anne row of the 1890s against the downtown skyline.
  • Enter Chinatown through the Dragon Gate for dim sum and lantern-strung alleys — the oldest Chinatown in North America.
  • Wander North Beach for espresso, the City Lights bookstore of the Beats, and the climb to Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill — listening for the wild parrots overhead.
  • Visit the Mission District for Mission Dolores — the 1791 adobe that is the city’s oldest building — the murals, and a Mission-style burrito.
  • Graze the Ferry Building marketplace, then watch the sea lions haul out along the Fisherman’s Wharf piers.
  • Walk Lands End past the Sutro Baths ruins to Ocean Beach, or catch the whole grid from Twin Peaks.
  • Drive — or better, walk — the crooked block of Lombard Street down Russian Hill.