Lid, mess kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Military
- DATE
- 1941
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0008.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Steel.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.7 cm
- Width
- 14.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 6.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945); number stamped into handle bracket of .2 likely indicates that the object was mfr'd. in 1941.
- Canada
-
Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave. - Function
-
A mess kit is a collection of kitchen wares & utensils for preparing, cooking and eating food; designed to be lightweight, compact and easy to store or carry. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering stamped into side reads: "MB 2-41".
- Missing
- Eating utensils; possibly drinking cup.
- Finish
- Silver.
- Decoration
- None.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lid, mess kit, 1941, Artifact no. 2010.0008, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0008.001/
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