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Maker:
William Skinner and Sons  Search this
Physical Description:
viscose rayon; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 30 in x 6 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 76.2 cm x 17.145 cm x 19.685 cm x 5.715 cm
Object Name:
Fastener, Machine Gun Turret
Machine Gun Bendix Turret Slot Installation Using Crown Size 10 Fastener
Chin Turret Machine Gun Slot Cover
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
Associated Place:
United States: New Jersey, Allentown
Date made:
1944
Description:
B-17 Chin Turret Machine Gun Slot Cover with zipper; Skinner'sTackle Twill and Crown zipper; 1944. Machine Gun Bendix Turret Slot Installation Using Crown Size 10 Fastener; William Skinner and Sons (Holyoke, MA) Tackle Twill fabric and felt; 1944. Army green viscose rayon Tackle Twill and felt; This is a length of fabric with a double-action extra heavy zip fastener stitched down the center, from which protrudes a metal tube through which a machine gun barrel would be able to move up and down in the chin turret slots on the later version of the B-17, with the cover providing some extra streamlining. Golden brass 0.5 inch grommets on edges throughout pressed through felt. Metal zipper. Trademark Tackle Twill by William Skinner and Sons. Triple stitched double acting zipper. Photo of slot cover in use included in accession folder.
Location:
Currently not on view
Web subject:
American Textile Industry  Search this
Related event:
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of William Skinner and Sons
ID Number:
TE.T09100.000
Catalog number:
T09100.000
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
American Textile Industry
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8093-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_646494