Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.108 AB
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Bag, Sleeping
Title:
Down Mummy—Style Sleeping Bag with Carrying Cover
Date:
1940
Description:
Brown nylon down—filled mummy style sleeping bag (A). 30.0 inch metal zipper runs down the top of bag; set into bag with cotton twill tape. Two pairs of 20.0 inch twill straps sewn into seam at foot of bag.3.0 inch letters stamped on foot of bag. Unrolled dimensions:. 6.0 inch by 30.0 inch by 80.0 inch
Inscription: "U.S."
Dark green rubber(?) coated canvas cover (B) with two pair of 25.0 inch. twill straps. Cover cut and sewn to fit around rolled sleeping bag (approximately 38.0 inches. by 40.0 inches.) White cotton tag sewn into it. 3.0 inch letters stamped on inside of cover.
Inscriptions include dates in 1932 and 1942 on tag.
Notes:
U.S. Military Surplus sleeping bag and cover from WHOA — cover dates indicate circa 1942.
Bag used by the Thomas S. Parke family during the 1940World War II in the 1990's. These bags were used year round for camping and sleeping on the boat. The mummy style hood was especially good for stopping drafts. Waterproof cover used for storage and transport of bag.
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camping
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