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| February
2005 - Oliver Typewriter |
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This
typewriter was used at the Daily Republican newspaper office in
Burlington
, Kansas in the early 1900’s when
John Redmond was owner and editor.
Donated by Bill Batdorf. |
| March
2005 : X-ray Machine |
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This x-ray machine was first
used in a 1940s military hospital. This
control unit and other components were used until 1999 in a Burlington
, Kansas Chiropractic Clinic.
Donated by Dr. Dean Kirchner and Dr. Wayne Kirchner. |
| April
2005 - VFW Post Flag |
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William Elvin Pinon Post 920
existed in LeRoy
, Kansas for 50 years and disbanded in 2000.
Corporal Elvin Pinon served in the US Army in WWII, Pacific Theater.
His platoon was sent out to build and repair communication lines near
Luzon
in the Philippines
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He was killed instantly when his squad was fired upon on March 26, 1945
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Donated by VFW State
Post Commander Leon Shaw,
Commander Norman Yoho and Quartermaster Dean Kirchner.
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| May
2005 : POW - MIA Flag |
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This was the first such flag
to fly at the Veteran’s Park in Burlington
, Kansas . One
Coffey County
soldier, Floyd Henry
Robinson, remains missing in action in Vietnam
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Donated by Post 1030.
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| June
2005 - Geneva Hand Fluter |
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Patented
in 1866, this rocker style iron was designed to crimp, ruffle and press pleats
into fabrics by manually rocking the top of the iron over the bottom while the
fabric was pressed in between the two. Fluting
irons were widely used between the 1860’s and 1880’s. |
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Coffey County Historical
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