Bread Tin, Canteen, and Belt

National Museum of American History
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Object Details

Description
Physical Description
Square metal container.
General History
The bread tin was designed to keep the doughboy's ration of hard bread dry; earlier bread rations were packaged in cardboard containers which became soggy and ruined the contents.
ID Number
2002.0044.01
accession number
2002.0044
catalog number
2002.0044.01
Object Name
canister, bread
Physical Description
tin (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/4 in x 8 in x 2 1/4 in; 5.715 cm x 20.32 cm x 5.715 cm
Associated Place
United States
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Exhibition
Price of Freedom
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
The Emergence of Modern America
Record ID
nmah_1313560
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1cc0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Bread Tin, Canteen and Belt
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