{"product_id":"original-spanish-american-war-u-s-captured-engineer-officer-s-spanish-hat-cockade-with-rare-madrid-sterling-engineer-button","title":"Original Spanish-American War U.S. Captured Engineer Officer’s Spanish Hat Cockade with Rare Madrid Sterling Engineer Button","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce captured Spanish cockade off of an officer’s hat, taken by an American soldier during the Spanish-American War. The cockade measures 2 1\/8 x 2 1\/4” and features an outstanding sterling or sterling-plated Engineer button by a Madrid, Spain maker mark on the back. These cockades were coveted by Americans as war souvenirs and were often taken by American officers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptured items from the Spanish-American War are difficult to come by due to the short-lived nature of the war and lower numbers of troops as compared with WWI and WWII. This is a great souvenir taken from a Spanish officer which shows the patina and wear of a true wartime captured piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse shows period stitching, and the piece has some minor fraying of the material as shown. Comes ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44771709419589,"sku":"ONJR26MAAS047","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR26MAAS047__01.jpg?v=1773342672","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-spanish-american-war-u-s-captured-engineer-officer-s-spanish-hat-cockade-with-rare-madrid-sterling-engineer-button","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}