May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 400

Price Realized: $ 1,140
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(UNITED STATES LINES.) "Leviathan." Sailor's uniform worn while serving on the "Leviathan." Consists of a pair of naval issue blue trousers, two pairs of white trousers, a blue pullover shirt (or coat?), a white pullover shirt, a white cap, a blue cap, and a black scarf. All in excellent condition. With TLS, "Fred J. Jones," which accompanied the gift of the uniforms to Braynard, wherein Jones states that these were his uniforms while serving on the ship (Cortland, NY, 10 November 1972). Accompanied by a canvas duffel bag from a different sailor on the ship. World War I