Admiral Blend Coffee distributed by Franklin MacVeagh & Co Chicago. Canister is 4 1/4 inches Diameter. To the top of the handle is 7 1/4 H inches; to the top of the bail, if held up, is 9 1/2 H inches. History – and a note about Admiral Dewey: Franklin MacVeagh was born in 1837, graduated from Yale in 1862 and Columbia Law in 1864. A year later, he [ and apparently others ] founded Franklin MacVeagh & Co., a wholesale grocer in Chicago. In 1880, he became a director of Continental National Bank, a position he held until being appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Taft, a position he held until 1913, the end of President Taft’s term. Franklin MacVeagh & Co closed in 1931 (or 1932), a victim of the Depression. Franklin MacVeagh was 94. He died two years later, at the age of 94. Admiral Dewey: Today, Congress limits the number of active duty flag officers to 151 and there are estimated to be only 10 to 12 4-star officers, that is, Admirals. The remaining flag officers are Vice Admiral (3 star) or Rear Admiral (one and two star). During the Spanish American War, Commodore Dewey / Commander of Asiatic Squadron was order to attack the Spanish holding Manilla Bay, Phillippines. The Battle of Manilla Bay lasted only six hours, decimating the Spanish fleet and shore batteries. The only American death was attributable to a heart attack. Dewey was welcomed home as a hero. By an act of Congress, he was promoted to the special rank of Admiral of the Navy in 1903, retroactive to 1899. He was the only Admiral. There were two before: David G. Farragut – the Union victor of the Battle of Mobile Bay – appointed Admiral in 1866, a position he held until his death in 1870. He was succeeded by David D. Porter Jr., his vice admiral, who, in turn, held the position until his death in 1891. Then, Congress left the position vacant. About 9 1/2 H x 4 1/2 diameter inches
Weight: 0.425 LB
Measurement: 9.5 x 4.5 IN
Depth: 4.5
Condition report:
As pictured. The handle is detached on one side. There is a dent between the ND of Blend and FE of Coffee. The lid, while rusty, is removable. There is also a shallow dent the the NW of Dewey\'s picture and a vertical one adjacent to the seam (to the right of Admiral Dewey\'s picture), likely attributable to the overlapping metal.
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