PC-1229 Sponsor box

Name/Title

PC-1229 Sponsor box

Entry/Object ID

2018.6.2

Description

One hinged wooden box w/ dovetail joints and steel hinges and a brass clasp used to store christening campagne bottle. Has four rounded legs and is somewhat scuffed and scratched. The top has a black panel with the following words engrraved on it: "U.S. Navy Submarine Chaser PC-1229 Built by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Launched December 20, 1942 Sponsored by Mrs. Alice E. Brower."

Location

exhibit

SB-TF5-5, SB-TF5

Building

Door County Maritime Museum