Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoulder boards (pair) in box
Object Number:
1945.515d,f-h
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Wool, metal, silk, leather
Dimensions:
Each (boards): 3/16 × 1 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (0.5 × 2.8 × 5.5 cm)
Container (box): 1 1/8 × 6 × 3 in. (2.9 × 15.2 ×
Marks:
printed: box lid, top center: "GEMSCO / MANUFACTURERS OF / Military Uniform Equipment"
printed: box lid, left side: "SR. LT. LINE / GEMSCO"
printed: box lid, on label, left side: "GEMSCO / 100 - 7"
printed: inside box lid: "CAUTION / In order to ob
Description:
Pair of black wool shoulder boards in original box; boards had 2 gilt stripes , both approx. 5/8" wide, gold 5-pointed star at the center, button at collar end; lined with black grosgrain, leather strap on reverse; rectangular cardboard box, white lid with maker's information on top, use instructions inside lid, blue cardboard bottom.
Gallery Label:
These shoulder boards were used by Abel I. Smith, Jr., when he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abel I. Smith, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
