A) Walnut dove-tailed case with hinged lid with bail handle. Hook and eye closure at front. Interior is divided into five slots, lined in purple velvet. Lid contains brown paper label written in cursive, "S.R. Slaymaker's / original sample case / 1888"
Contents includes 5 locks of varying sizes and styles with cutaways on 2 largest, several of them marked "Pat. 1888" (B-F) and 2 keys (G,H)
Case has minor marring, stains and soil. Back of case has adhesive residue in rectangular shape. Velvet has wear and fading. Locks have expected wear, esp. paint finish.
Surveyor's case and various instruments belonging to Samuel C. Slaymaker. Needs itemized catalog. Tools taken out of the drafting kit put in extra boxes with ID: 708 and 709. With the lid open the height is 15.5 in.
Army Navy "E" Flag, or Army-Navy "E" Award was an honor presented to a company during World War II for excellence in production of war equipment. The award was also known as the Army-Navy Production Award. The award consisted of a pennant for the plant and emblems for all employees in the plant at the time the award was made. The pennant was triangular swallowtail with a white border, with a capital E within a yellow wreath of oak and laurel leaves on a vertical divided blue and red background. ARMY is on the red background and NAVY on the blue background.
Two smaller gold fringed flags accompany this banner (A):
2003.016.64 B is an 11.375-inch x 6.7-inch red rectangle, fringed in yellow with a 4" x 7" white rectangle sewn to its center.
2003.016.64 is plain red, the same size, with yellow fringe.
Metal plaque, top 2/3 is an engraved image of farmland at the bottom, then technology and industry, including representations of trains, ships, tanks, factories, and airplanes in levels above the land. Superimposed in the center is the Army/Navy "E" flag. At the bottom: "Home Front Production, The Slaymaker Lock Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, This award is a tribute to the members of our organization who have made possible the winning of this honor." Made by Chambellan.
Good condition. Has flecks of white on the top half, and the metal color has been scraped in a few small spots (wheel near the center, the T and N in "Production").
Sheet brass sign, "The Slaymaker Lock Co." and "The Makers of Padlocks, Cabinet Locks, Hardware, Brass Castings, Plating, and Polishing" Marked, "TUCKER"
