Name/Title
WW-II GI Sewing Kit of Karl Henderson, 1941-1945Entry/Object ID
1998.142.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.142.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: WORLD WAR-II
DATE OR PERIOD: 1941-1945
OBJECT: KIT, SEWING
DESCRIPTION:
MILITARY ISSUE BROWN- (OR KHAKI - ) COLORED HEAVY LINEN SEWING KIT. KIT IS TRIMMED IN IMITATION DARK BROWN COLORED LEATHER; WHEN OPENED, IT REVEALS COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING THREAD, NEEDLES, SAFETY PINS, AND REGULATION BUTTONS. EXTERIOR HAS IDENTIFICATION LABEL, WITH THE NAME, "K J HENDERSON," THEREON.
SIZE: (FOLDED) L 3-1/2" X W 6"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
"GI" SEWING KIT OF WW-II ERA, ISSUED TO KARL HENDERSON, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ALAMEDA. THE HENDERSON FAMILY HAS OCCUPIED PROPERTY @ 1515 EVERETT STREET, ALAMEDA, SINCE THE 1930's.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ESTATE OF K J HENDERSON
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 21, 1998
