Permanent Collection Objects

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

2002.11.107

2002.11

Donated by Mary Ann Parke.

Bag, Sleeping

Olive Green Rectangular Wool (?) Batted Sleeping Bag

1930

Olive—green canvas covered, wool—batted, rectangular sleeping bag. Grey cotton flannel lining. Metal zipper along right side and lower end of bag. Canvas cover extends above top of bag 38.0 inches to provide cover when bag is rolled. Cotton cord on ends of cover extension. Cord may be replacement as it shows less than the overall wear. Metal snaps in zipper cover flap. Two fabric labels sewn onto top of cover flap. "T.S. Parke" written in marker under labels.
Dimensions unrolled: 1.5 inch by 35.0 inch by 71 inch + 38.0 inch cover extension.
Inscription: White label: "STERLING (?) SLEEPING BAG(?)/ICICLE(?)/COMFOT & R____?/SEATTLE, U.S.A."
Yellow orange label: "STORM KING/(logo) SHOWER—PROOF/FINISH"
"T.S. Parke"
Zipper pull: "TALON"

This bag belonged to Thomas S. Parke. Bag may have been acquired in the 1920's. Vera Parke had a nearly identical bag. Possibly the bags were purchased for their honeymoon trip, May 1937, when they drove from North Dakota to Seattle and then on to Juneau on the steam ship. Tom was returning home to Juneau; Vera was traveling to Juneau for the first time.
The bags were used into the 1980's — they were always the "warmest" of this style of sleeping bag and were referred to by their daughters as "Moms" or "Dads" sleeping bags.
Vacuumed.

recreation
hunting
fishing
camping
Boat