Hexagonal paperweight from A. & R. Alameda, Naval Aviation Depot, 1997

Name/Title

Hexagonal paperweight from A. & R. Alameda, Naval Aviation Depot, 1997

Entry/Object ID

2012.51.1

Description

ACC. NO. 12.51.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: 1997 OBJECT: WEIGHT, PAPER DESCRIPTION: A HEXAGONAL-SHAPED BRASS PAPERWEIGHT WITH BLACK PATINATED FINISH. PAPERWEIGHT HAS RAISED EMBOSSED LETTERING, "A. & R. ALAMEDA, 1941-1997, NADP, ALAMEDA." CENTER OF PAPERWEIGHT HAS A TRIANGULAR-SHAPED ENAMELED PLAQUE THAT STATES, "NAVAL AVIATION DEPOT, ALAMEDA." SIZE: L 3-3/4" X W 4-1/4" HISTORY OF OBJECT: A PAPERWEIGHT FROM THE ALAMEDA NAVAL AVIATION DEPOT. THE DONOR WAS EMPLOYED AT NAVAL AVIATION DEPOT (NAD) FOR MANY YEARS. DONOR: FRANK RIVERA, CATALOGED: AUGUST 18, 2012