AWM Collection Record: REL32576.007
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ID Number: | REL32576.007 |
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| Title: | Emergency Flying ration pack Type 0.2 : wax vesta tin | ||
| Maker: | Bell's | ||
| Object type: | Personal Equipment | ||
| Place made: | Australia | ||
| Date made: | 1939-1945 | ||
| Physical description: | Tin; Wood; Tin with a hinged lid and impressed striking plate stamped into base. Printed on the lid in green and blue is "BELL'S / WATERPROOF / WAX VESTAS". Inside are approximately 150 wax vesta matches, each about 27 mm long with a blue head. Included with the matches is a card, 16 x 68 mm, on which is printed in red: "HELP THE WAR EFFORT / SAVE THIS TIN AND REFILL WITH / Bell's Waterproof Plaid Vestas / MADE IN AUSTRALIA." The tin was originally wrapped in greaseproof paper which has been torn to access the lid. | ||
| Summary: | Included with RAAF Emergency Flying Ration pack, item S1/2 E27/8. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Matches; Ration packs | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:35:43 GMT
