Man’s Bathing Suit

Manufactured by Lorenz Knitting Mills

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Tall, glass champagne flute with spirally-fluted, conical bowl, in a shade of deep burgundy that fades to light at the bottom of the bowl, the clear glass stem is textured, the round foot also of clear glass.
Uncle Sam dominates the center of the composition and waves miniature American flags with each hand, while standing atop a rainbow with the word "peace." Uncle Sam is surrounded by bust portraits of various United States presidents and famous quotes or slogans associated with them. From 11 o'clock, these are: Abraham Lincoln ("A house divided cannot stand"); George Washington ("Father of Our Country"); Richard Nixon ("I'm not a crook."); Dwight D. Eisenhower ("I Like Ike."); John F. Kennedy ("Ask not what your country can do for you…"); Woodrow Wilson ("Make the world safe for democracy"); Theodore Roosevelt ("…carry a big stick."); Franklin D. Roosevelt ("We have nothing to fear…"); and Harry S. Truman ("The buck stops here."). At center left and right, the word "WAR" is stitched beside firing cannons. The inner border consists of alternating red and white squares. The white squares are surmounted by blue five-pointed stars. The outer border is comprised of many small rectangular pieces of fabric in myriad colors.
Punch service consisting of a punch bowl, ladle, twenty four cups, and a painted wood and plaster base. Punch bowl is decorated with eagle handles at each side; elaborate inscription around top rim; engraved picture of ship on one side around rim and other side has Birmingham Fairfield Steel and Iron Works
Vase of gold iridescent blown and engraved glass, the bulbous body extending to long cylindrical neck with flared lip, with applied silver decoration on body in a pattern of flowers and scrolling leaves in the Art Nouveau style