{"product_id":"original-u-s-navy-1920s-uss-arizona-sailor-s-flat-cap-with-tally-and-correspondence-archive-grouping","title":"Original U.S. Navy 1920s USS Arizona Sailor’s Flat Cap with Tally and Correspondence Archive Grouping","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: One of a Kind. Grouping attributed to Kern Merrill, a sailor who served aboard the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S.S. Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e in the mid-1920’s. The grouping includes a thirty-six pieces of correspondence (thirty-five letters and one Western Union Telegram), along with a WWI-1920’s era U.S. Navy Issue Sailor’s Flat Cap with an original \u003cstrong\u003eU.S.S. ARIZONA\u003c\/strong\u003e tally originally fitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence consists mostly of letters penned by Merrill sent to his mother. Some are written on different variations of \u003cem\u003eU.S.S. Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e letterhead or \u003cem\u003eU.S.S. Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e themed stationary. The content varies, but most of the letters detail shipboard life, various ports of call around the world, and the expected typical non-military related content. Additional research could be conducted on Merrill and his military service if one desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItems associated with the U.S.S. Arizona are seldom found on the collector’s market today, especially those as early as this particular grouping. This is an outstanding piece of Arizona related history that is more than simply a material object, but offers primary source material that gives one a view into the daily shipboard life of a sailor in that time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39683208183877,"sku":"ON13009","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ON13009_1A.jpg?v=1639802184","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-navy-1920s-uss-arizona-sailor-s-flat-cap-with-tally-and-correspondence-archive-grouping","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}