THIS IS THE ORIGINAL DRESS VISOR HAT WORN BY FAMOUS MARINE MAJOR GENERAL SMEDLEY BUTLER, IN 1924-25.HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN PHILIDELPHIA AT THE TIME. HE DID TOO GOOD A JOB DURING PROHABITION AND WAS THEN  REMOVED.HE WON 2 CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR,AND THE MARINE BREVET MEDAL(EQUAL TO THE MEDAL OF HONOR) HE WON 16 MEDALS IN ALL. HE WAS A MARINE FOR 34 YEARS. HE SERVED FROM 1898 TO 1931. HIS FAMOUS QUOTE WAS "WAR IS A RACKET" THIS HAT WAS BOUGHT OVER 45 YEARS AGO AT RENNINGERS OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET IN ADAMSTOWN PENNSYLVANIA FOR A COUPLE OF DOLLARS TO GIVE TO MY KIDS AS A PLAY ITEM. IT CAME WITH A PAIR OF WHITE GLOVES.THEY WERE LOST OVER THE YEARS.         Dear Bidders,did you see the note that went with the hat? The hat is a custom made hat, with the marine trefoil embroidery on the top,the label dates the hat to the 1920's what old marine general  wears a hat with a special marine top embroidery,and high police official gold and blue hat band and  philidelphia police buttons on the band in the 1920s'?  I WILL PAY 100.00 FOR A PHOTO OF GENERAL BUTLER WEARING THIS EXACT HAT.E-MAIL ME