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Lamp made from expended ammunition

USS Arizona Artifacts 46.jpg

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Title

Lamp made from expended ammunition

Subject

Lamps; Arts & crafts; Shells (Ammunition); USS Arizona (Battleship)

Description

Lamp made from an expended 37mm shell, decorated with .30 caliber bullets and featuring .45 caliber bullets as feet and a spent .45 cartridge as a weight on the pull chain.

Creator

Anderson, Aengus

Source

USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)

Date

Undated

Contributor

Donated by William Watkins, crew member of Arizona 1931-1937.

Rights

Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.

Format

jpeg

Type

Digital photo

Identifier

AZ 517 Box 42 Item 35; Accession #77-3-13

Coverage

1930-1939

Files

USS Arizona Artifacts 46.jpg

Citation

Anderson, Aengus, “Lamp made from expended ammunition,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed April 18, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits/items/show/869.

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