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UNITED AMERICAN LINE RADIO OPERATOR / SUPERVISOR

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,000.00 USD
UNITED AMERICAN LINE RADIO OPERATOR / SUPERVISOR

ARTHUR REHBEIN, UNIFORM, HAT & TRUNK LOT. A lg. trunk measuring 18" x 30" x 22"containing a black uniform hat w/ a front insignia in bullion that reads, “RADIO OPERATOR” w/ a wreath below & a white enameled flag bearing a lg. “P”. / A black uniform hat w/ a front insignia that reads, “AIRLINE LIMOUSINE” w/ pilot’s wings below. / A white uniform hat w/ a bullion front insignia that has a wreath w/ an eagle inside holding an American flag & a “UAL” flag in its talons. / A white uniform hat w/ a bullion front insignia that has 3 stars around crossed anchors w/ a white enamel center having a red cross & a central blue device w/ an anchor & 13 stars. / A black uniform hat w/ a bullion front insignia that features a wreath w/ a green enamel flag in the center. The flag has a white circle in the center w/ a red letter “M” & an eagle sits atop the flag. / A black hat cover. / A white uniform hat w/ bullion front insignia showing a wreath w/ a red central flag. Flag has a central white diamond w/ the word, “GRACE” in the center. Above the flag is the word, “CAPTAIN”. / A tan sun helmet w/ a Belgium label inside. / A tan woven sun hat. / A covered wooden bowl w/ a lighter. / A flared wooden bowl. / A blue & white men’s bathing suit from the 1930s. / A uniform coat & vest for a radio officer w/ buttons that show a flag superimposed on an anchor. The flag bears the letters, “UAL”. / 32 Books & pamphlets mostly related to radios, merchant vessels & notebooks from time spent at sea. / A sm. stick flag showing the flags of the Allied Nations of WWI. / A sm. stick flag in green & maroon w/ a diagonal yellow stripe. Yellow stripe has a central red crown. The stick is labeled, “New Orleans Mardi Gras 1912”. / A felt souvenir pennant from, “PANAMA”. / A sm. group of shipboard & field photographs of shipboard radio equipment, a drawing of a nude women w/ a man’s severed head on a platter. / A lg. group of papers & ephemera having to do w/ navigation, radios & shipboard life. / 2 Sterling topped hairbrushes. / A Sterling topped comb. / 9 Sm. cloth bags. / 4 Radio tuning knobs. / A 20 sided Icosahedron. / A ceramic radio part. / A silver plated spoon. / A cigarette holder. / A belt buckle. / A stick of sealing wax. / A cardboard pill box. / 5 Diaries & notebooks. / A sm. sewing kit. / A plastic plotting compass. / A lg. piece of cork. / 2 Towel rod holders. / Scores of business cards from Arthur H. F. Rehbein, Assistant Radio Supervisor of United American Lines, the original owner of this offering. CONDITION: all items show light wear & appear functional. Books show heavy use but are generally intact. Hats have staining & some wear. (02-15629/BF). $600-1,000.