Featured US NAVY NAVCOSSACT "NAVAL COMMAND SYSTEMS SUPPORT ACTIVITY"

It is from a miniature porcelain plate from Germany. It's sprig work similar to Wedgewood.

At one time I posted a thread here on the antiques board with before and after pictures once it was cleaned. It was filthy yucky. I remember a museum conservator got mad at me for using Bar Keepers Friend cleanser on it.

If the thread is still archived, it would be under my original user ID, plain old LauraGarnet, without the 02.

 

Cleaning Jasperware, Before and After

 

I owned that exact coffee cup. I was stationed at NAVCOSSACT from May 1972-May 1974 as a Data Processing Technician in Code 60.2
The Command was divided up into different ‘codes’ by computer function. There had almost every type computer the navy had at that command. I operated a Univac 1108 (2 of them for parallel processing), there was a CDC 160, an IBM 360, a Keypunch room, a Honeywell 6050 and an old IBM 7090 when I was there. There may also have been others. About half the staff in the building were GS types - civilians. I think I still have a small pocket knife with the same logo on it.

 

I just scored two Univac coffee mugs in a local thrift. My high school let us kids mess with some of those (now) antiques but I don't think I've seen one in over 35 years.

 

Hi Art. I believe I served with you on the 1108 floor. I was there 72-74
Mike Korzec

 

Welcome to Antiquers, @Mike Kor . Looks like @Art Lusignan joined us in October 2021, logged in again the day after joining, and hasn't been back since. I just tagged him and hope that he gets a notification to check this thread.

 

i was one of the original occupants of NAVCOSSACT at the Weapons Plant from Feb 1963 to March 1966.they had two computer rooms ComputeRoom A had Control Data Corp computers (1604 and 160A) the other Computer Room had IBM (7090 and 1401).I entered as an E3 and left as a E3 with a hash(LOL) At that time they were in the process of creating the programs from a company called TOUCHE ROSS.My clearance was CRYPTOGRAPHIC which in those days was one level higher than Top Secret. Mugs and other neat stuff had not been conceived yet..Hope this helps all of you.
Hank M

 

No mugs, but they paid you to play with all the good toys! Tape drives and drum memory? I was born in Feb 1966 but I've heard about some of it. Welcome aboard!

 

Thank you for your service !!!!!!

 

Welcome to Antiquers, @hank m !

 

Welcome back!