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  1. Beaded and Woven Bracelets, 1944 - Bracelet

    Beaded and Woven Bracelets, 1944. Six bracelets, two of which are made out of tiny plastic beads tied with cream-colored strings, which are tied around brown woven natural fiber. One of the beaded bracelets has two yellow beads among the majority of white ones, the other has three yellow beads and four blue beads among the majority of white ones. The other four bracelets are made out of brown woven natural fiber. The largest on is 3.5'' x 3.5'' x...

    Record Type: Object

    Seven Philippine Bracelets, c. 1942-1946
  2. Bullet, c. 1942-1946 - Bullet

    Bullet, c. 1942-1946, likely a machine gun cartridge, made out of lead and gunpowder, golden-colored, has a pointed slightly darker projectile attached to a case that is thiner on the neck and thicker on the body. The rim is attached to the body after a small notch, and inserted into a recess in the center of the base it has a metal circle called "primer" which is a metal cup containing a primary explosive.

    Record Type: Object

    Bullet, c. 1942-1946
  3. Invasion Money, c. 1944 - Money, Paper

    Invasion Money, c. 1944. Rectangular, cream-colored paper, with writing in green, red and black. it has the number 1 in the center and four corners on both sides. The bill is outlined with green intricate web-like motif as is the number on the center (which has green motif on one side and red motif on the other). The bill has handwritten notes on two corners and bottom. According to research, the bill is a Japanese government-issued currency in t...

    Record Type: Archive

    East Indian Invasion dollar(?) dated Oct 23, 1944
  4. Japanese Metal Nib Writing Pen, c.1942-1946 - Pen, Metal Nib

    Japanese Metal Nib Writing Pen, c.1942-1946, black and silver-colored. The barrel and the cap are made out of black plastic and seem to be stuck together. The barrel is round and smooth at the base, the cap is round and smooth at the top. The cap has a silver-colored metal double band at the bottom and a silver-colored metal clip with a metal sphere at the tip. The clip and the barrel are embossed.

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Writing Pen, c. 1942-1946
  5. Japanese Metal Nib Writing Pen, c.1942-1946 - Pen, Metal Nib

    Japanese Metal Nib Writing Pen, c.1942-1946, black and silver-colored. The barrel and the cap are made out of black plastic and seem to be stuck together. The barrel is round and smooth at the base. The top of the cap is round and has a metal silver-colored band attached to it which is attached to a silver-colored metal clip with a metal sphere at the tip. The lid has a single silver-colored metal band at the bottom. The clip and the barrel are e...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Writing Pen, c. 1942-1946
  6. Japanese Writing Pen, c. 1942-1946 - Pen, Metal Nib

    Japanese Writing Pen, c. 1942-1946, black, silver and golden-colored. The metal nip that touches the paper is missing or stuck inside. It has a pointed golden-colored tip, a silver-colored barrel with a black and golden-colored band that separates the barrel from the cap. The cap is silver-colored with a golden-colored pointed clip and a golden colored flat three layered top. The top and the clip are embossed.

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Writing Pen, c. 1942-1946
  7. Philippine Charm Bracelet, 1944. - Bracelet, Charm

    Charm Bracelet, 1944, dark metal,very thin chain with six charms attached to it and two loose parts. The charms are approximately 0.5'' each, and they are shaped like: a fish with a head, three sets of scales and a tail attached together with tiny metal links; an abacus; an oriental style bird house; a siting Buddha; a candlestick rotary phone; a bag embossed with what seems to be a fish symbol on both sides (upside down heart with a triangle on ...

    Record Type: Object

    Philippine Charm Bracelet, c. 1942-1946
  8. Shipping Container, c. 1942-1946 - Container, Shipping

    Shipping Container, c. 1942-1946. Unfinished light wood box, made out of 5 plaques of wood nailed together and a detached lid that was also nailed to the box (it bears nail holes on it). The lid and the bottom of the interior of the box have black handwriting (names and addresses), one side of the lid has a red discolored US post office stamp on it, two US customs black ink stamps and one US army black ink stamp, the other side, on a corner, it ...

    Record Type: Object

    Wooden Box Used for Correspondence During WWII, c. 1942-1946
  9. US Tax Commission Tokens, 1935 - Token, Tax

    US Tax Commission Tokens, 1935. 10 aluminum sales tax tokens, round with a hole in the middle. It has tiny metal bumps around the hole and the edge, and a high relief line that marks the diameter on both sides. There are high relief English inscriptions on both sides. The tokens are tied together with a metal wire which has a metal clip attached to it.

    Record Type: Object

    Fifteen US Tax Commission Tokens, c. 1942-1946

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