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| Titles |
Minnesota Home Guard uniform sack coat |
|---|---|
| Description |
Minnesota Home Guard sergeant's wool uniform sack coat. The four-pocket coat has a high standing collar and light olive mohair tape above the cuffs. The front has a button closure with three of the original five gilded metal Great Seal buttons present. The pocket label on the right interior is marked "Schaub Bros./ INC./ St. Paul". One shoulder is sewn with a maroon felt wool disc that features the yellow image of a gopher within a yellow circle. The patch is said to represent the 4th Anti-Aircraft and Machine Gun battalion, an all-Minnesota draft. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
29 1/8 inches length 17 inches width (shoulders) |
| Nomenclature |
coat (garment) |
| Materials |
wool (textile) mohair metal felt (textile) |
| Creation |
Made by: Schaub Brothers, Inc. Issued by: Minnesota Home Guard Made in: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Owned/used by: Schaub, Carleton Phillip Used in: Minnesota, United States World War I Military. 1914-1918 (World War I). Clothing. Uniforms |
| Dates |
Use: 1917 - 1918 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
62.36.4 (Accession Number) |