Cap Badge, STANVAC, Officer
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Cap Badge, STANVAC, Officer
Description
Ca. late-1940s. Badge for a licensed officer serving aboard a STANVAC tanker. Flag is unable to be removed for inspection, but appears to be of NS Meyer construction; the distributor tag if Appel of New York - with design from mid-1940s.
Standard-Vacuum (STANVAC) was a joint venture of Standard of New Jersey and Socony-Vacuum in the Far East; the venture paired Socony's marketing network in China with Standard of New Jersey's production capabilities in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). It was established in 1931, survived the Second World War, and operated through the 1960s.
Standard-Vacuum (STANVAC) was a joint venture of Standard of New Jersey and Socony-Vacuum in the Far East; the venture paired Socony's marketing network in China with Standard of New Jersey's production capabilities in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). It was established in 1931, survived the Second World War, and operated through the 1960s.
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“Cap Badge, STANVAC, Officer,” dittybag, accessed November 4, 2024, http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/items/show/114.
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