[Invoice for Purchase of Guages with Corresponcdence on the Back - 1944]

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Receipt for several gauges totaling for $5.07 sent to Alex Bradford from the United States Gauge Company in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. On the back of this receipt, is a letter from Alex Bradford to Norman Keller acknowledging that he has finally tracked down the gauges that were lost within the Post Office on November 27th. Gauges that he has received are exactly what he wanted, and thanks Mr. Keller for sending them to him.

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[1] p. ; 19 x 21 cm.

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United States Gauge Co. 1944-11/1944-12.

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Receipt for several gauges totaling for $5.07 sent to Alex Bradford from the United States Gauge Company in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. On the back of this receipt, is a letter from Alex Bradford to Norman Keller acknowledging that he has finally tracked down the gauges that were lost within the Post Office on November 27th. Gauges that he has received are exactly what he wanted, and thanks Mr. Keller for sending them to him.

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[1] p. ; 19 x 21 cm.

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United States Gauge Co. [Invoice for Purchase of Guages with Corresponcdence on the Back - 1944], text, 1944-11/1944-12; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479403/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mike Cochran.

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