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Title: Cross and anchor. Is this a Navy gift?
Post by: frogpatch on July 03, 2013, 10:33:17 AM

In the same suitcase that I mentioned in my last post, that no one has answered as of this post, I found this creation.

It is mostly fabric with a metal chain. My wifes cousin was in the Navy during the Vietnam era but everything else in the case was WWII.  No one else was Navy, they were all Army. Is this something that he sent home for his mother?

Title: Re: Cross and anchor. Is this a Navy gift?
Post by: wendy177 on July 03, 2013, 11:34:55 AM

This symbol is used often  ( anchor, heart and cross)  in everything from charms for jewelry to tattoos. It symbolizes Love (the heart) Faith (The cross) and Hope (the anchor).  Looks to be hand made folk art type of piece.

Title: Re: Cross and anchor. Is this a Navy gift?
Post by: frogpatch on July 03, 2013, 12:32:23 PM

Thanks Wendy. That is interesting. The colors are very bright. Even more so than the image.

FYI I am posting a torchiere lamp in a day or so and would lie you to tell me who made the glass shade. If you do not mind, keep one eye out for it.

Title: Re: Cross and anchor. Is this a Navy gift?
Post by: KC on July 03, 2013, 02:08:30 PM

Not a typical "colored" navy gift!  :)

Cheerful! 

Title: Re: Cross and anchor. Is this a Navy gift?
Post by: frogpatch on July 03, 2013, 06:45:17 PM

Wifey wants to toss it. I try to save everything significant.

Title: Re: Cross and anchor. Is this a Navy gift?
Post by: mart on July 03, 2013, 08:15:28 PM

What suitcase ?? Haven`t had a lot of look time lately !! At least not till this time of evening and by then,, too tired to look much !! 
I would hang on to this one !! AAFA is,,or at least was last time I looked,,doing well !!