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User:
Jerry's Rogue River Mailboat  Search this
Medium:
fabric (100% Polyester); metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth (Neck to Waist): 27 in. (68.58 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Sleeve): 24 in. (60.96 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Waist): 24 in. (60.96 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Chest): 28 in. (71.12 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Neck): 23 in. (58.42 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
Oregon
Date:
c. 1995
Description:
Used uniform jacket for Star Route contractor; Jerry's Rogue Jets Mail Boats uniform jacket; blue shell with a grey liner, two front pockets and one inside pocket all pockets have a zipper; size xxl; Sportmaster brand manufactured by Polartec; On left chest there is a logo of “Mail Boat Hydro Jets” “100 years 1895 to 1995” “Gold Beach, OR”; "100 years" patch was for the centennial of the star route contract in 1995; Used by Jim Sorber, Boat Pilot and White Water Mail Man (title); Jim Sorber's father, Deforest Sorber, had the mail contract with Lex Fromm starting in 1946.
Credit line:
Gift of Jerry’s Rogue Jets
Object number:
2015.2006.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8a5af5681-4876-49e8-b06e-8f19aebcd560
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2015.2006.1