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Clothing Accessories
Clothing and Accessories
Men's Clothing
Headwear
Uniforms
Beer  ➔ Occupational Beret

Identifier:

2014.2.2

Description:

This beret was worn by Melbourne Hug who was a delivery driver for the Fox DeLuxe Brewery. It is made of green wool and has a patch on the front that reads "Fox DeLuxe". There is also a maker label on the interior crown from Hart Uniforms. 

Date:

circa 1940

Materials:

Wool

Dimensions:

1"" h 9.5"" w 10.5"" d

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Gift of Mike Sheridan

Links:

http://www.mibeercans.com/Fox_Deluxe/Fox_Deluxe_pages/Fox_Deluxe.htm
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/10/grand_rapids_beer_history.html
http://mittenbrew.com/2012/10/a-thick-mustache-is-all-you-needed-a-history-of-grand-rapids-beer/
http://bavarianairforce.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/the-braumeisters-of-old-grand-rapids-pt-1/

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Related Entities:

Hart Uniforms (creator) Mike Sheridan (donor) Fox DeLuxe Brewery (is related to)
Alternate names: Peter Fox Brewing Company
Following the repeal of Prohibition, several small breweries sprang up and quickly disappeared in Grand Rapids.  The only one to make a lasting impact was the Peter Fox Brewing Company, originally of Chicago.  Fox bought the old Grand Rapids Brewing Company facilities in 1940, and began brewing their trademark Fox De Luxe Beer.  Fox only lasted for 10 years, and the brewery closed again in 1951.  The City of Grand Rapids ultimately purchased the abandoned brewery, and leveled it during urban renewal in the 1960s. Melbourne Hug (used by)
Deliveryman for the Fox DeLuxe brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1930s and 1940s.

Related Objects:

Related Place:

Grand Rapids