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This tin appears, from the typeface and the maker's name, to be a British
product, designed for a survival kit, either maritime services or air
force. Soldiers' ration packs usually do not include
water.<br><br>
Peter Moogk<br>
Curator<br>
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Museum<br><br>
At 12:13 PM 3/17/2016, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello fellow museums. <br><br>
I am attaching two photos of an item that came in to the museum today
that we can't seem to trace. It was found in a bunker-like room in
the basement of an RCMP outpost along the AlCan highway with a case of
biscuits as well. The biscuits are forthcoming to the museum, but
the donor says they are still "edible" but then so is old shoe
leather with enough poutine on it.<br><br>
The only thing we can find to date this can is a date stamp on the top
which reads "4" and "1 SEP 1967". Norfolk
Canneries Ltd appears to be a company from the UK.<br><br>
There is no corrosion to the can which still feels like it has H2O as its
contents. Its seals are still very much intact.<br><br>
Any ideas if this was a civilian or military C-Ration element? Or just a
simple survival/camping item? Seems awful late in the date to be a
cold war bomb shelter item.<br><br>
Any leads or suggestions would be welcome as it is cool none the less and
we would love to display it if it does have some military connection. It
was given to the woman who just gave it to us simply because it was a
unique item and they didn't have any history other than where it was
found.<br><br>
See photos attached.<br><br>
at your service,<br><br>
Lewis Bartholomew<br>
Founder & Executive Director<br>
The Alberni Project<br>
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