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Metadata
Accession number |
1997.006 |
Object Identification Number |
1997.006.002 |
Object Name |
Jacket |
Donor |
Isley, Lorraine |
Description |
United States Army jacket. Part of Axel Madsen's World War I uniform (1997.006.002-.006). Army-issue green-brown jacket. Roughly hip length. Missing all buttons and insignia. Jacket has a half collar, which does not fold down. Collar has one large round metal pin on the proper left, it reads "US / 30". Each shoulder has one shoulder strap, which would have been secured by a button. There are two pockets at the chest and two at the hips, one on either side for both. Each pocket would have been secured with a button. Jacket has five button holes, but no buttons, for main opening. Appears to be missing eye-and-hook closures from the top and bottom of the opening as well. The insignia on the proper left arm has been removed, but remnants of stitches at the wrist, upper arm and shoulder indicate where they once were. Inside the lining on the proper left side there is a sewn label--"SPER-MEL CLOTHING CORP. / 37 1/2 -47 1/2 / Broome St. NY / CONTRACT No. 5540 N. 27376 / NEW YORK DEPOT / INSPECTOR AT A.T. / No. 15 ". Loop at back of collar, as well as a label that is no longer legible. Two small "X" marks on proper right interior collar. |
Dimensions |
W-15.75 L-28.75 inches |
Made By |
Sper-Mel Clothing Corp. |
Year Range From |
1918 |
Year Range To |
1919 |
Place Of Origin |
USA/New York |
Owned By |
Madsen, Axel |
Used By |
Madsen, Axel |
Material |
wool |
Associated People |
Madsen, Axel Isley, Lorraine |
Search Terms |
Madsen, Axel Isley, Lorraine Sper-Mel army World War I uniform jacket coat New York Asnes, Denmark Dike, Iowa |
Provenance |
This uniform was worn by Axel Madsen during World War I. Axel gained his U.S. citizenship through military service. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and discharged in 1919. The museum's collection contains many items used by Axel Madsen during World War I, as well as a photograph (1997.006.011) of Axel in his Army uniform. Axel Madsen was born April 30, 1896, in Asnes, Denmark, to Christin and Patrina (Rasmussen) Madsen. He came to America early in 1917 from Copenhagen aboard the Frederik VIII. He immigrated to the Dike, IA, area and gained his citizenship through military service. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and discharged in 1919. Axel had one brother and two sisters. None immigrated to the U.S. Axel belonged to the Danish Brotherhood in America and the American Legion, as well as the Odd Fellows Lodge. Axel married the donor's aunt, Elvina Olsen Nielsen, on March 21, 1958, when he was 62. He had not been married previously. He has a stepson, Edwin Nielsen, of Princeton, MN. Until his marriage, Axel was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, and after he joined the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Waterloo, IA. He worked at Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls. Axel died September 11, 1995. |
Images |
038\1997006002.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
01/17/1997 |