I found this great-looking scrapbook on ebay. It's unused and the front is embossed leather and features representations of all branches of the service. It's titled "Uncle Sam at The Helm." I love these old WWII scrapbooks! I think I will use this one to make a tribute to family members who served in WWII. It came with a 12" x !6" certificate, also unused, that is too big for my scanner , but something I've wanted for a long time as I can fill it out with Dad's Navy info.

I will be sharing pics soon of another WWII scrapbook I received today in the mail. It is for a USMC veteran and also great-looking if you are like me and enjoy things that have that "been there" appearance.

I found this great-looking scrapbook on ebay. It's unused and the front is embossed leather (or maybe just compressed paper?) and features representations of all branches of the service. It's titled "Uncle Sam at The Helm." I love these old WWII scrapbooks! I think I will use this one to make a tribute to family members who served in WWII. It came with a 12" x !6" certificate, also unused, that is too big for my scanner , but something I've wanted for a long time as I can fill it out with Dad's Navy info.

I will be sharing pics soon of another WWII scrapbook I received today in the mail. It is for a USMC veteran and also great-looking if you are like me and enjoy things that have that "been there" appearance.

I'm a couple of days late posting for this, but I thought you might like to see how one American company prepared for The First VJ Day in 1945. I love things like this, especially when you don't even see any mention of the day WWII ended these days, unless you belong to a fine group like VI Corps that is!

Wouldn't it be great if we lived long enough to see a Victory Over Terrorists Day? Unfortunately that's probably not in the cards for any of us to see in our lifetime.

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That is really something. Great note from an employer to their employees. It does lift the spirits doesn't it? Where did you find this???

That is really something. Great note from an employer to their employees. It does lift the spirits doesn't it? Where did you find this???

 

Howdy M1! I found it on ebay for an asking price of $1.50. It really is a great piece of our American History, from a time not so long ago when most folks were very patriotic. It would be interesting to find out if 'Lee & Cady' Co. was still in business.

Ask and you shall receive!

http://www.lileks.com/match/gallery/135.html

Lee & Cady were grocery wholesalers. Mr. Lee first. His 1908 bio reads "LEE, Gilbert W., wholesale grocer; born, Romeo, Mich., Mar. 30, 1861; son of Nathan and Amelia (Peck) Lee; educated in public and high schools of Romeo; married at Detroit, 1885, Sara Hammond (now deceased); again, Detroit, 1896, Harriet Norton. Came to Detroit, 1879; began active career as clerk in employ of George C. Wetherbee & Co., continuing until 1885; entered wholesale grocery business, 1885, by buying out D.D. Mallory Co., the title becoming The D.D. Mallory Co., and so continued until 1892, when it was changed to Lee & Cady, succeeded, March, 1907, by Lee, Cady & Smart, of which is president"

CADY, David D., wholesale grocer; born, Plymouth, Mich., Jan. 20, 1847; son of David and Lomira Cady; educated in public schools of Ypsilanti and Detroit; married at Detroit, 1868, Elizabeth H. Brewster. Has been a resident of Detroit since 1862; began in grocery business in Detroit, 1871; member firm of W.J. Gould & Co., 1887-92; identified with present company since 1892, first as Lee & Cady and since March, 1907, as Lee, Cady & Smart, of which is vice president . . . Member Masonic order (32), Knights Templar, Shrine. Clubs: Detroit, Country, Old Club. Recreations: Fishing, Automobiling. Office: Cor. Larned and Cass Av. Residence: 57 Watson St.

I thought of these people today as I am watching a program on the History channel about Free Mason's...

One other interesting & unrelated item today: Somebody on ebay is selling a pair of spectacles that belonged to 'Smiling Albert' Kesselring. the price? $395.00. Included with the glasses and case are his actual eyeglass prescription, which are alleged to have been obtained while he was on trial in 1947. I'll pass on this one.

Speaking of Kesselring, I don't think I ever told the group I served with his Great-Grand-Nephew! Yep, 1stLt Kesselring, USMC right there in Golf Battery, 2/10. He didn't have any cool stories or heirlooms, however.

Kesselring huh? Wow, now that's something!

I wish Steve was still posting as I have a question. Maybe there is somebody here who also collects that will be able to answer this. I have been looking at a brown tunic and jodpurs (breeches)that the Seller is calling WWI, but the collar is not the Nehru type stand up collar that you expect to see on WWI tunics. It is just a regular fold down like you see on WWII and later uniforms. I am thinking this has to be a post WWI, pre-WWII correct?

Thanks,

Jim

ps- I almost forgot to mention; The gold buttons are stamped "essayons"

Just click on his link and send him a private PM. He is still around. In fact just chatted with him the other day.