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U-505 Commemorative Paperweight Pattern
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U-505 Commemorative Paperweight Pattern
Category
Military
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Metalworking T&E - Mold, Casting
Object Origin
Manufacturer:
Chicago Pattern Works
Date Manufactured:
1954
Place of Production:
Illinois, United States of America
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Circular brass pattern used to produce commemorative medallions for the 1954 U-505 dedication ceremony. In the center of the medallion is a depiction of a submarine. Text is embossed above and below the submarine and in a circle around the perimeter of the medallion. There are three (3) threaded holes on the back of the pattern.
Materials:
brass
Marks: In center: "A / MEMORIAL TO / GALLANT AMERICANS / WHO WENT DOWN AT SEA" Around perimeter: "DEDICATION OF THE CAPTURED NAZI SUBMARINE U-505 / SEPTEMBER, 1954 - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 0.3125 in, Diameter: 3.5 in
Weight: 1 lbs
Credit
Gift of Dan M. and Pearl Stockbarger, 2001.2
Display Status
On Exhibit
U-505 Commemorative Paperweight Pattern
About: U-505 Commemorative Paperweight Pattern
About: U-505 Commemorative Paperweight Pattern
This brass pattern was used for the 500 paperweights given to the attendees of the U-505’s memorial dedication dinner that took place September 24, 1954.
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