ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) name rubbing for U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Stanley Thomas Bradley. A note handwritten below the rubbed name impression reads, "We Love You". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between December 1987 - April 1988.

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBING FOR U.S. ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) STANLEY THOMAS BRADLEY. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A RUBBED IMPRESSION OF THE VVM WALL HONOREE NAME, "STANLEY T BRADLEY" EXECUTED IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE CENTER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF A SHEET OF WALLACE LABORATORIES BUSINESS STATIONERY. THE STATIONERY IS COMPRISED OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE, UNLINED PAPER WHICH BEARS THE HEADING, "LUFYLLIN® ELIXIR / (DYPHYLLINE) / NOTE:" PRINTED IN GREEN INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT AT THE UPPER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. AT THE LOWER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE STATIONERY SHEET THE WALLACE LABORATORIES CORPORATE LOGO (I.E. A GREEN SHIELD CHARGED WITH THE WHITE, BLOCK LETTER, "W" AND SURMOUNTED BY A SET OF GREEN BALANCE SCALES) IS PRINTED TO THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE CORPORATE CONTACT INFORMATION, "WALLACE LABORATORIES / DIVISION OF CARTER-WALLACE, INC. / CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY 08512" PRINTED IN GREEN INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS. THE STATIONERY SHEET INFORMATION, "10/79" AND "SP338-9" IS PRINTED IN GREEN INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE LOWER, CENTER EDGE AND LOWER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE STATIONERY SHEET, RESPECTIVELY. A NOTE HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND CURSIVE SCRIPT IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE RUBBED VVM NAME IMPRESSION AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE STATIONERY SHEET READS, "WE LOVE YOU". ACCORDING TO VIVE CATALOG NOTES PREPARED BY MRCE COLLECTIONS STAFF, AN NPS RANGER'S NOTE ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED WITH THE ARTIFACT READ, "3/126".

Text of the printed inscriptions upon the obverse object surface, as well as of the rubbed & handwritten inscriptions upon the reverse object surface, is transcribed in full, as follows: [Obverse object surface, upper, proper right-hand corner, printed inscriptions] "LUFYLLIN® ELIXIR / (dyphylline) / Note:" / [Obverse object surface, lower edge, printed inscriptions] "W® WALLACE LABORATORIES / Division of Carter-Wallace, Inc. / Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 / 10/79 / SP338-9" / [Reverse object surface, center, rubbed inscription] "STANLEY T BRADLEY" / [Reverse object surface, lower edge, handwritten inscription] "We Love You"

Item Weight: 2.5g
Item Length: 13.3cm
Item Width: 20.5cm