[Civil War] Shaving Cup, “Don’t Give Up the Ship”
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[Militaria] U.S. Navy Thermoplastic Shaving Mirror
Approx. diameter 3 ¼ in. thermoplastic two-piece shaving mirror. With hanging loop. Interior marked “Goodyear Patent 1851”. Top lid bears a naval motif with the motto “Don’t Give up the Ship” and “U.S.N.”
Used by sailors during the Civil War. Produced by Goodyear, the underside of the top contains a mirror with an outer ring inscribed with Goodyear’s 1851 patent mark. The bottom half was used to hold shaving soap.
The top of the lid bears the initials “USN,” an anchor, and the famous US Navy motto “Don’t Give Up the Ship!”
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Navy, Naval History, Militaria, Gutta Percha, Thermoplastic]
Approx. diameter 3 ¼ in. thermoplastic two-piece shaving mirror. With hanging loop. Interior marked “Goodyear Patent 1851”. Top lid bears a naval motif with the motto “Don’t Give up the Ship” and “U.S.N.”
Used by sailors during the Civil War. Produced by Goodyear, the underside of the top contains a mirror with an outer ring inscribed with Goodyear’s 1851 patent mark. The bottom half was used to hold shaving soap.
The top of the lid bears the initials “USN,” an anchor, and the famous US Navy motto “Don’t Give Up the Ship!”
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Navy, Naval History, Militaria, Gutta Percha, Thermoplastic]
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[Civil War] Shaving Cup, “Don’t Give Up the Ship”
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