Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Officers Cap Badge
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Reproduction Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Officers hat badge.
In 1900 the sons of Dr. Howell Tyson Lykes started a shipping business by using a 109-foot, 75 ton three-masted schooner to ship cattle to Cuba as a replacement for herds which were wiped out in the Spanish–American War. In 1922 the Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. was set up as a separate company, owned by the Lyes Brothers. The 1930s saw Lykes acquiring 52 ships from Dixie and Southern States Lines, giving them a fleet of 67 ships. When the US entered WW2, Lykes carried 60 million tons of cargo and operated 125 cargo ships for the government. Twenty two ships were lost along with 272 lives.
This reproduction is an officers cap badge worn between the 1930's and the 1940's. You can choose from new or aged condition.
Please email us if you want a similar cap badge made up to your specification.
Reproduction Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Officers hat badge.
In 1900 the sons of Dr. Howell Tyson Lykes started a shipping business by using a 109-foot, 75 ton three-masted schooner to ship cattle to Cuba as a replacement for herds which were wiped out in the Spanish–American War. In 1922 the Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. was set up as a separate company, owned by the Lyes Brothers. The 1930s saw Lykes acquiring 52 ships from Dixie and Southern States Lines, giving them a fleet of 67 ships. When the US entered WW2, Lykes carried 60 million tons of cargo and operated 125 cargo ships for the government. Twenty two ships were lost along with 272 lives.
This reproduction is an officers cap badge worn between the 1930's and the 1940's. You can choose from new or aged condition.
Please email us if you want a similar cap badge made up to your specification.
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