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Examples Of Available Hardwoods
Each frame is made of solid hardwood. Select from oak, walnut, or
mahogany.
(Some frames only available in Oak).
The wood panel back in each of our awards cases, combination cases, flag cases and sword cases is covered with the highest quality crushed velvet, giving the rich effect your awards, decorations and memorabilia deserve.
Some items come with raised mounting surfaces which give a three dimensional effect to your display. These are made of the same crushed velvet as the back covering. A clear definition of colors is achieved with the gold border around the raised mounting surfaces. Green, Blue, Red and Black velvet colors are available.
Most awards cases include a solid hardwood plaque for mounting an engraved plate. Most cases are supplied with the emblem of the appropriate branch of service. All cases are equipped with hanging hardware.
Double strength glass was selected as the front cover of our cases to give extra clarity to the display of those treasured items which were often earned at the risk of life under enemy fire.
Our products are sold in the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Catalog and are also available through the Exchange Online Catalog web site. We are the vendor of choice for the Marine Corps Exchange System worldwide. Some of our items can also be found in many Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard Exchange stores.
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SOLID OAK
Red Oak: The oaks have been key in America's industrial transformation:
railroad ties, wheels, plows, looms, barrels, furniture and floors,
architectural millwork and mouldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling and
caskets. The wood is hard and heavy, with medium bending strength and stiffness
and high crushing strength, and great wear-resistance. For centuries the oak tree has been a symbol for strength.
All American Gifts chose oak for our flag cases,
awards cases and sword cases because this wood symbolizes the strength and power
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SOLID WALNUT
Wood from the walnut tree is used to make furniture, cabinets,
architectural millwork, doors, flooring, paneling, and gun stocks.
Walnut is a favored wood for using in contrast with lighter-colored
species. The wood is
generally straight-grained, but sometimes has wavy or curly grain that
produces an attractive and decorative finished product. This species produces a greater variety of figure types than any
other. Walnut has good dimensional stability and is a tough hardwood of
medium density, with moderate bending and crushing strengths and low
stiffness.
All American Gifts uses Solid Walnut to make our veterans flag case, awards shadow box and
totally unique sword display case. |
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SOLID MAHOGANY
Often named after the country it came from (i.e. Brazilian Mahogany,
Peruvian Mahogany, etc.). The
wood is strong and dense. It
will dent with a sharp hit from a solid blunt object. Mahogany wood is slightly less durable than Red Oak. For outdoor applications such as patio furniture and wooden boats
it is an excellent choice for its combination of strength and rot
resistant properties. Many other species, such as Lauan, are marketed as
"Mahogany", however they often come from other wood families.
All
American Gifts selected mahogany as one of the solid hardwoods for our small flag
cases and large flag cases. No
product line of burial flag cases and small flag cases is complete
without solid mahogany. All
American Gifts Flag Case line is now complete. |
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SOLID OAK (Stained Cherry)
The oaks have been key in America's industrial transformation:
railroad ties, wheels, plows, looms, barrels, furniture and floors,
architectural millwork and mouldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, paneling and
caskets. The wood is hard and heavy, with medium bending strength and stiffness
and high crushing strength, and great wear-resistance. For centuries the oak tree has been a symbol for strength.
All American Gifts offers our veterans flag case, awards shadow box and
totally unique sword display case finished with a rich Cherry stain. |
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Crushed Velvet:
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In earlier times only royalty and nobility could afford to own garments
of velvet. It requires more yarns to create and a number of extra steps
in the process, which adds to the expense of velvet. As the nobility
knew and we can still see today some of the richest colors can be
produced when dying velvet. It has only been in this century that velvet
has become affordable to the masses. The industrial revolution brought
with it the chance for the common person to experience luxury that was
for centuries reserved for royalty and the rich.
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Soft Texture and a Rich Appearance. Velvet May Be Plain, Or The Pile May
Be Flattened, Embossed, Crushed, Or Sculptured. To Crush velvet the fabric must be mechanically twisted while
wet.
All
American Gifts uses only the finest crushed velvet as the background in our flag
cases, awards display cases, and sword cases.
NO Velveteen:
A Woven Fabric Generally Of Cotton or A Cotton Blend With A Short, Dense
Pile Resembling Velvet. Velveteen Differs From Velvet In That It Is
Usually Made With Cotton, It Generally Has A Shorter Pile And It Is A
Filling Pile Fabric Whereas Velvet Is A Warp Pile Fabric.
All
American Gifts DOES NOT use velveteen, felt, or other inferior materials in our flag
case, awards display case, and sword case products. |
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