{"product_id":"california-vintage-bear-flag-hat","title":"California Vintage Bear Flag Hat","description":"\u003c!-- California Vintage Bear Flag Hat\n     Bear Flag Hat | california-vintage-bear-flag-hat | Version: R4.3SP | Sat Nov 7 2026\n     Keywords: 36 | Tags: 12 | Volume-tier ordered (GKP 517 R1+R2+R3)\n     Content audit: PASS\n     Buttons: four-slot standard written in position (top: More Bear Flag Items \/ More California Items; bottom: All Caps \/ Shop All Towns \u0026amp; Items) --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/bear-flag-heritage-collection\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center; background:#F0EAD6; color:#0b0b0b; border:1px solid #000000; padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore Bear Flag Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/california-items\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center; background:#A8D5F0; color:#0b0b0b; border:1px solid #000000; padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore California Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"hook\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is there a star on the Bear Flag?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is often said to be a nod to Texas, whose Lone Star Republic had broken away ten years earlier. This washed cotton hat carries the star, the bear and the bar of the 1846 original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn easy, garment-dyed cap with the homemade flag up front, for a beach walk, a ballgame or a day in wine country. Soft colors, a relaxed crown, and a flag that most people only know in its polished version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men who took Sonoma in 1846 knew the Texas story well. Texas had declared independence from Mexico in 1836 and lived as its own republic for nearly ten years before joining the United States, and the single star had become its symbol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe California rebels borrowed the idea and added their own animal, the grizzly, then common across the state. Their republic was far shorter than the Texas one, about twenty-five days, but the star stayed on the flag through every version since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll-cotton 8.5 oz twill, garment dyed in soft colors, with an unstructured crown, a curved bill and a metal slider at the back. Skip the washing machine: hand wash in cold water and let it air dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-facts-box\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"quick-facts\" class=\"mc-travel-title\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003eQUICK FACTS — BEAR FLAG HAT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eSeries: Bear Flag Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eDesign: Bear Flag — the homemade 1846 Bear Flag of the California Republic, original Merlin Classics vintage drawing, printed artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eBlank: garment-dyed 8.5 oz all-cotton twill cap, unstructured, curved bill, slider adjuster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eCare: hand wash cold, air dry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eColors: 7 offered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eSizes: Adjustable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eMade to order in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; 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