WWI Shovel COVER (“JPS 1917”) Unit Stencil “67th INF / A” Mint NOS Unissued!!

Description

WWI M1910 Shovel COVER (
“JPS 1917”
) Unit Stenciled
“
67th INF. / A”
Absolutely Mint NOS Unissued!
AND...this 104-year-old Cover/Carrier has one of the SCARCE  handsome "Crossed Muskets" INFANTRY Logos neatly stenciled on the front!!
- This
ORIGINAL
M1910 Cover/ Carrier
for the
T-Handle Shovel
is made of
HEAVY Light Shade OD#3
Canvas
WEB
with
Golden Khaki EDGE BINDING.
- This contractor was the second largest shoe manufacturer in Chicago, the
J.P. SMITH SHOE COMPANY (JPS)
,
who provided a large variety of canvas web gear to the War Department during the First World War.
-
ZERO
frays, holes, stains, abrasions. SPOTLESS interior!
-
ZERO
corrosion to the
STEEL
LADDER
BUCKLE
or
BALL
OF THE
3/4” STRAP.
-
PERFECT
finish on the Blackened BRASS
M1910
BELT
HOOK.
- Well marked with the
“U.S.”
cypher, the contractor data,
“JPS 1917”
and the Unit Stencil,
COMPANY ‘A’
of the
67th INFANTRY REGIMENT
of the
17th BRIGADE
,
9th
DIVISION
.
- Inspector’s initials inside,
“F.D.”
*****
History of the 67th
INFANTRY REGIMENT
The
67th Infantry Regiment
was constituted on 5 July 1918 in the
Regular
Army
and organized during the same month with the new
9th Division
at
Camp
Sheridan
, Illinois from a cadre of the
45th Infantry Regiment.
The new unit was commanded by Major Byard Sneed, who was replaced by Colonel Moor N. Falls from mid-August.
Among the officers from the cadre was future novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, who became a first lieutenant in the regiment.
Assigned to the
17th Infantry Brigade
together with the
45th
, the regiment was brought up to strength with draftees. The division began systematic training in August and on 28 October its advance detachment moved to
Camp
Mills
to prepare for overseas departure, delayed by a curtailment of training activities during September and October due to
Spanish flu.
Four soldiers of the division were among those who died of the disease on one of the deadliest days in terms of influenza deaths at
Camp Sheridan
, 22 October.
When the
Armistice
was signed on 11 November, all overseas movements were suspended and the advance detachment returned to
Camp
Sheridan
. In December, the regiment was split up, with the
1st
Battalion
moving to
Camp
McClellan
and the
3rd
Battalion
to
Camp
Shelby
for garrison duty. Demobilization was ordered on 17 January 1919 and completed on 15 February.
*****
Historic facilities: The J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant
The
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant
is a historic factory building at the corner of North Sangamon Avenue and West Huron Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The factory was built in 1911-12 for the
J. P. Smith Shoe Company
, Chicago's second-largest maker of shoes at the time. Horatio R. Wilson, a prolific local architect, designed the building. Wilson's design used metal sash windows to provide light and ventilation to workers, putting it at the forefront of a national trend in industrial construction. The emphasis on proper lighting was a recurring theme in Wilson's work, as he had also designed some of Chicago's first apartments with sun parlors. The design also used brickwork to add decorative features, such as piers and a cornice, to an otherwise functional and unadorned design.
*****
J.
P
.
SMITH
SHOE
COMPANY’s move to Dubuque, Iowa
In December, 1940 all that remained to close the deal for a new industry for Dubuque was raising ,000 to move the equipment belonging to the
J. P. Smith Shoe Company
from Chicago to Dubuque. Negotiations with the company had been carried out by the Committee of New Industries of the Chamber of Commerce. Construction of factory buildings on 3.25 acres at 32nd and Jackson Streets was planned. Assurances were made that the annual payroll of the company for workers alone would be 0,000. The company planned to manufacture all of its men's shoes in Dubuque.