Machinist's Shop Coat
notes: label: Description
content: This machinists’ shop coat was owned by Eugene B. Johnson (October 18, 1915 - November 22, 2007), who worked for over fifty years in the tool and die manufacturing field. Spending much of his career as a salesman for the National Sales Engineering Corporation, Johnson rose to become the company's vice president by the time of his retirement. His name—“Gene”—is embroidered in small dark blue letters above the breast pocket while “National/ Sales/ Engr. Corp” is embroidered in large dark blue letters across the back of the jacket.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Manufacturing
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kathleen Johnson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2008.0187.03
label: catalog number
content: 2008.0187.03
label: accession number
content: 2008.0187
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton; fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 45 in x 60 in x 1 in; 114.3 cm x 152.4 cm x 2.54 cm