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Uniform, Military

Object number2014.9.3

Manufacturer Artcraft Blazers (founded 1950)

Date1941

MediumCanvas

Credit LineGift of Audrey Lazar.

DescriptionWhite WWII Navy uniform pants.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 39.5 × 21.5 × 1.5 in. (100.3 × 54.6 × 3.8 cm)
InscriptionsInscription Inside proper right of waistband: "LAZAR, ROBT. P."

Inside back of waistband: "LAZAR"

Inside of proper left hip pocket is written in ink: "Robt. Lazar / Co. 1428 S1/c(?)"

Inside of proper right hip pocket is written in ink: "L. / Lazar, / Co 1428 / S1/c" Stamped
Historical NotesRobert (Bob) Lazar started ArtCraft which was a Pittburgh based company. The company started in 1950 as a small business with only three sewing machines. In 2002 the company had grown into an international company making 15,000-18,000 blazers, coats and pants a year. The company supplied blazers to everyone from security guards, fireman and policeman to the Boy Scouts.

Related person Robert P. Lazar

Related institution United States Navy

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