Kromer Crusher Caps

These premium Made in U.S.A. caps with soft floppy visors are fully
washable and can be crushed or rolled up and stuffed in your pocket.
Individually sized 550mm head diameter to 630mm head diameter.

The most common sizes are 560, 580, 590mm.

Sizes available:

K338-67/8 550 mm
K338-7 560 mm
K338-71/8 570 mm
K338-71/4 580 mm
K338-73/8 590 mm
K338-71/2 600 mm
K338-75/8 610 mm
K338-73/4 620 mm
K338-77/8 630 mm

HISTORY

In Kaukauna, Wisconsin, at the turn of the century, George Kromer, an engineer for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, decided that there wasn't a single cap of quality materials and manufacture which suited the needs of railroad men. So he made one.

Kromer drew up the design and specifications. His wife, Ida, did the cutting and sewing. The cap had to be one-hundred percent cloth with a soft flexible visor. It had to cling to the head despite strong gusts of wind that plagued rail hands everywhere. Ida Kromer added her own touches: a sweatband of absorbent cloth; and an outside band which could be pulled down over the ears. The Kromer cap was born.

Over the years, demand for Kromer caps increased many times over throughout the world. The original railroad cap was joined by plain colored, polka-dot and multicolored designs for indoor and outdoor workmen, welders and sportsmen.

Today, Kromer Caps are still made in the USA using updated manufacturing techniques and modern facilities. However, one practice remains the same from the days George and Ida Kromer worked in their Kaukauna home. Each cap is still individually inspected.