Box, emergency ration kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1944
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0013.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United Kingdom
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
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945).
- 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
-
Box contained food items with high nutritional content to be consumed in remote or emergency situation when normal food supplies not available. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Stamped lettering on bottom reads: "PAT. NUMBER/464364/REGISTERED DESIGN/No. 809365";
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Exterior has brass-coloured coating.
- Decoration
- None.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, emergency ration kit, circa 1944, Artifact no. 2010.0013, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2010.0013.001/
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