Foot Locker of THE Julian A. Cook??
I picked this up from a thrift store just because I thought my son would like to store his stuff in it. After I got it home, I decided to research the name on the trunk… and of course came up with the man portrayed by Robert Redford in "A Bridge Too Far".
On the front it states he is a Lt. but on the side the painting states 2nd Lt. Wikipedia says Cook graduated from West Point as a 2nd Lt in 1940. The trunk has an emblem which states: 1949 Doehler Metal Products Corp New York. Elsewhere on this forum a member states his opinion the the 1949 does not necessarily indicate a year.
Is this just a fabulously realistic reenactor’s trunk? (Though I don’t see why a reenactor would mark Cook as 2nd Lt rather than Major, which is what his rank was during Operation Market Garden.)
My son has postulated that the blue tag taped to the bottom of the trunk may be an auction lot number.
Also, across the top of the lid is some writing that I can’t make out… it looks like three words and the third work looks like "OFFICE" or possibly "OFFICER". I’ve taken a separate photo of each word.
On the front it states he is a Lt. but on the side the painting states 2nd Lt. Wikipedia says Cook graduated from West Point as a 2nd Lt in 1940. The trunk has an emblem which states: 1949 Doehler Metal Products Corp New York. Elsewhere on this forum a member states his opinion the the 1949 does not necessarily indicate a year.
Is this just a fabulously realistic reenactor’s trunk? (Though I don’t see why a reenactor would mark Cook as 2nd Lt rather than Major, which is what his rank was during Operation Market Garden.)
My son has postulated that the blue tag taped to the bottom of the trunk may be an auction lot number.
Also, across the top of the lid is some writing that I can’t make out… it looks like three words and the third work looks like "OFFICE" or possibly "OFFICER". I’ve taken a separate photo of each word.
Thanks for any help!
