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U-505 Commemorative Paperweight Pattern

Specifications

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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