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  1. CA State Parks Vest, c. 2014-2016 - Vest

    CA State Parks Vest, c. 2014-2016. Lands' End brand olive green fleece (polyester) vest, sleeveless and with black plastic zipper extending to the top of the collar. Vest has three vertically zippered pockets, one on the proper left chest and one on each side at the waist. The bottom hem contains an adjustable drawstring. There are two pins on the proper right chest. The top pin (1.25"x.75") is gold metal with a multicolored California State Park...

    Record Type: Object

    CA State Parks Vest
  2. Commemorative Glass Stein, 2016 - Stein

    Commemorative Glass Stein, 2016. Heavy, cylindrical clear glass stein with handle. Front is etched with the California State Parks seal and Julie Barrow's name, as well as a thank-you note from Pigeon Point Lighthouse near Santa Cruz, CA.

    Record Type: Object

    Commemorative Glass Stein
  3. Commemorative Plaque between the Raychem Corporation and Pacific Bell, March 31, 1993 - Plaque

    Commemorative Plaque between the Raychem Corporation and Pacific Bell, March 31, 1993. This plaque consists of three metal plates (likely brass) that are adhered to decorative mat board. Two layers of matte board are attached together, with black matte board used for the top layer and green for the bottom. Two 3.5" x 1" metal plates appear on the left side. The top plate has the "Raychem" logo on it. The lower plate is inscribed with "Pacific Bel...

    Record Type: Object

    Commemorative Plaque between the Raychem Corporation and Pacific Bell, Marc
  4. D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000 - Pin, Insignia

    D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000. Gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Pin is in the shape of a circle with a rounded rectangle attached at the bottom. The circle depicts the US Capitol Building, and obelisk, and red and gold fireworks exploding in a black sky. In the foreground of the circle, at the bottom, are blue and gold waves. The attached rectangle at the bottom has gold text on a dark blue background commemorating th...

    Record Type: Object

    D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin
  5. Graduation Tassel, 1963 - Tassel, Academic

    Graduation Tassel, 1963. Several dozen strings, half of them orange, half off-white, looped at one end and dangling freely at the other. Near the looped end is a ridged gold band encircling the strings. From it dangles a gold charm consisting of the number 63 in block print. Tied through the looped end is a thicker orange string in a two-strand braid; it forms a loop of its own to attach to a graduation cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduation Tassel, 1963
  6. Graduation Tassel, 1968 - Tassel, Academic

    Graduation Tassel, 1968. Black tassel consisting of several dozen strings gathered into a loop at one end and dangling freely at the other. Near the looped end is a ridged gold metal ring around the strings, holding them together. Attached to this ring is a gold charm in the shape of a key with a furled banner across it; written on the banner in slightly raised text is "1968". At the top of the loop is tied a thicker black string that trails to f...

    Record Type: Object

    Graduation Tassel, 1968
  7. Liberty Pin, 1986 - Pin, Insignia

    Liberty Pin, 1986. Rectangular gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Picture shows the head and shoulders of the Statue of Liberty, colored in light and dark green. Behind her is part of the US flag, with white stars on a blue square in the upper left corner and red and white stripes on the right. All of the outlines of the picture are in gold, and the pin has a thin gold border. At the bottom of the pin is the word "LIBERTY" and...

    Record Type: Object

    1886-1986 Liberty Pin
  8. Moffett Field B-17 Cap, 2006 - Cap, Baseball

    Moffett Field B-17 Cap, 2006. Blue cotton baseball cap. On the front panel is an embroidered illustration of a gray B-17 in flight. There are two pins on each side of the cap. On the left side, viewing the cap straight on, is a white, red, and black shield-shaped pin; above this pin is a flying B-2 first flight pin. On the right side of the cap, is a "honoring our fallen soldiers" pin and below, and to the right, is another pin honoring women in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Moffett Field B-17 Cap
  9. Moffett Field B-17 Jacket, 2006 - Jacket, Flight

    Moffett Field B-17 Jacket, 2006. Green nylon flight jacket. The material has a satin finish. Cuffs, collar, and the bottom of the jacket are made of an elastic polyester material. The jacket has two shoulder straps extending from the top of the sleeve to button near the collar. Along the waist are two pockets with snap button closures. On the front at the bottom of the jacket is a flap of fabric that folds over the bottom of the zipper and is sec...

    Record Type: Object

    Moffett Field B-17 Jacket
  10. Moffett Field B-17 Jacket, 2006 - Jacket, Flight

    Moffett Field B-17 Jacket, 2006. Green nylon flight jacket. The material has a satin finish. Cuffs, collar, and the bottom of the jacket are made of an elastic polyester material. The jacket has two shoulder straps extending from the top of the sleeve to button near the collar. Along the waist are two pockets with snap button closures. On the front at the bottom of the jacket is a flap of fabric that folds over the bottom of the zipper and is sec...

    Record Type: Object

    Moffett Field B-17 Jacket
  11. Northridge Junior High School Pin, 1960 - Pin, Fraternal

    Northridge Junior High School Pin, 1960. Small brass-colored pin in the shape of an upside-down heart with a rounded triangle extending from the bottom, connected by a chain to an even smaller pin. The heart shape has a triangular stylized "LA" at the top and "JHS" at the bottom, both in raised letters. The rounded triangle has an "N". The smaller connected pin is a square shape with "60" in raised numbers, and extending to the right of that squa...

    Record Type: Object

    Northridge Junior High School Pin, 1960
  12. Octoberfest Button - Button, Souvenir

    Oktoberfest Button, 1964. Circular metal and plastic button from the 1964 Sepulveda, California Oktoberfest. Button has a pink border and yellow circle in the center. Over this yellow circle is a drawing of a mustached man wearing a blue hat, blue lederhosen, pink socks, and black shoes, and carrying a sausage sandwich and stein of beer. He leans forward and toward the viewer.

    Record Type: Object

    Octoberfest Button
  13. Pins and Box, c. 1990s - Pin, Insignia

    Pins and Box, c. 1990s. Two octagonal pins with the US eagle seal in relief on them. Pin A is steel gray and has the number 20 at the bottom, breaking the seal's circular border. Pin B is gold and has the number 30 in the same place. Both pins have earring style pins and gold backings; pin A's is the kind with the two thin pieces of metal that have to be squeezed, while pin B's looks more like a bell and is simply pulled off. Box C is rectangular...

    Record Type: Object

    Pins
  14. Plaque Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable, c. 2007-2008 - Plaque

    Plaque Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable, 2008. This is a commemorative sculpture with a piece of BTV self-regulating heat tracing cable suspended within a rectangular piece of clear acrylic that sits on a black acrylic base. The cable appears at an angle in the acrylic with one end of the cable cut to show the different layers of its construction. The cable has a black conductiv...

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem
  15. Poly-X Commemorative Plaque with Roller Dies, April 22, 1977 - Plaque

    Poly-X Commemorative Plaque with Roller Dies, April 22, 1977. Produced in the 1970s, Poly-X (Polyimidal) was a mixed aromatic polyimide or "alkane-imide" insulated wire preferred for commercial and military aircraft construction because it weighed substantially less than other available products. In-line roller dies, such as the pair mounted on the plaque, were used to perform a 100% QC (Quality Control) check on the wire. The rectangular pla...

    Record Type: Object

    Poly-X Commemorative Plaque with Roller Dies, April 22, 1977
  16. Radiation Chemistry Pamphlet, April 9, 1997

    Radiation Chemistry Pamphlet, April 9, 1997. The contents of the booklet is commemorating Raychem's commercialization of radiation chemistry. It describes what radiation chemistry is, the history of Raychem and Raychem's contribution to the radiation chemistry. The booklet was created and published by the American Chemical Society. Raychem was presented a plaque was presented by the American Chemical Society on April 9, 1997.

    Record Type: Library

    Radiation Chemistry Pamphlet
  17. Raychem 25th Anniversary Photograph Album - Album, Photograph

    Raychem 25th Anniversary Photograph Album, January 15, 1982. This is an album of snapshots from a formal dinner celebrating the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of Raytherm (original name of the Raychem Corporation). The images show candid shots of Paul Cook, founder and CEO, and other top members of management with their spouses. The photographs were originally stored three to a page in a faux leather album with self-adhesive pages. The or...

    Record Type: Photo

    Raychem Corporation Photo Album
  18. Raychem Corporation 25th Anniversary Photo Album - Album, Photograph

    Raychem Corporation 25th Anniversary Photograph Album,1982. This is an album of images from the celebration of Raychem's 25th Anniversary held at Corporation headquarters on June 6, 1982 in Menlo Park, California. The album has a laminated silver paper front and back cover that contains 8" x 10" color photographs printed on Kodak paper. The album was originally secured with a metal spiral binding, which had to be removed due to its poor condition...

    Record Type: Photo

    Raychem Corporation 25th Anniversary Photo Album,1982
  19. Raychem Corporation The Billion-Dollar Day Commemorative Sculpture, 1988 - Sculpture

    Raychem Corporation The Billion-Dollar Day Commemorative Sculpture, 1988. This is an acrylic sculpture that was given out to employees to celebrate the Raychem Corporation's Billion Dollar Day festivities on September 10, 1988. The clear acrylic sculpture has a triangular shape and is 6" x 12" x 1". It is incised with a horizontal red line against a graph of parallel white vertical lines. Text includes the Raychem logo, the year 1988, and the fig...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Corporation The Billion-Dollar Day Commemorative Sculpture, 1988
  20. Raychem Five Year Service Award, 1979 - Award

    Raychem Five Year Service Award, 1979. Commemorative sculpture given to employees for five years of service working at the Raychem Corporation. The sculpture has a medium brown wood block base that is 2.25" x 1.5" x 1.5". A silver colored cylindrical metal tube with a diameter of 0.75" extends 3.5" up from the base. The back of the tube is cut off at a 60 degree downward slope, and the front side is cut out in a shallow vertical 'V' shape. The i...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Five Year Service Award, 1979
  21. Raychem Service Award Lapel Pin with Ruby Stone, c. 1974-1999 - Pin, Lapel

    Raychem Service Award Lapel Pin with Ruby Stone, c. 1974-1999. Cast gold plated pin made by O. C. Tanner and given to Raychem employees after a certain number of years working with the company. The pin has an overall rectangular shape with a polished surface. "Raychem" appears within a rectangular area with a diamond background pattern that is aligned at top left. The patterned area fills almost the full width and slightly more than half the hei...

    Record Type: Object

    ID photo for Raychem Service Award Lapel Pin with Ruby Stone, c. 1974-1999
  22. Raychem Service Award Lapel Pin with Three Diamonds, c. 1970s-1999 - Pin, Lapel

    Raychem Service Award Lapel Pin with Three Diamonds, c. 1970s-1999. Cast gold plated pin made by O. C. Tanner and given to Raychem employees after a certain number of years working with the company. The pin has an overall rectangular shape with rounded corners and a polished surface. "Raychem" appears on the top half of the pin and three diamonds are set into the lower half of the pin. The diamonds on the left and right are slightly larger than ...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Service Award Lapel Pin with Three Diamonds, c. 1970s-1999
  23. Raychem/ Tyco Electronics Coaster, 2007 - Coaster

    Raychem / Tyco Electronics Coaster, 2007. Clear plastic coaster from the Raychem / Tyco Electronic's 50th Anniversary. The coaster is a square with slightly rounded sides and four molded "feet" on the bottom. On the front in the center, the plastic has an indented circle with a white, circular piece of paper between clear plastic on both sides. Both sides of the white circle have text in gray, blue, red, and orange ink. The coaster is sealed in a...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem/Tyco Coaster
  24. Raynet Non-Invasive Coupler Plaque, 1994 - Plaque

    Raynet Non-Invasive Coupler Plaque, 1994. Commemorative plaque presented to Robert M. Halperin on September 29, 1994 during a celebration of Raynet, a subsidiary of the Raychem Corporation focused on fiber optic distribution systems. The plaque has a brown wooden base that is 4" x 9" x 0.75". A fiber optic coupler is mounted to the base at left. The coupler has metal hardware in a clear plastic base. A thin gray fiber optic cable extends out fro...

    Record Type: Object

    Non-Invasive Coupler Plaque, 1994
  25. Reel of "Gold" Cable Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable4 - Cable

    Reel of "Gold" Cable Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable, 2008. BTV self-regulating heat tracing cable with a gold colored outer jacket coils 19 times around a gold colored plastic reel. The end of the cable extends through a hole in the top of the reel and is cut off showing the different layers of its construction. The flat cable has a black conductive core flanked by nickel-coat...

    Record Type: Object

    ID image for Reel of "Gold" Cable Commemorating the Production of the One B

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