Canteen

Description:

U.S. Regulation tin canteen, Model 1858. Flattened spherical, smooth-sided canteen with cylindrical spout and three equidistant small brackets for the carrying strap or sling at the shoulders and bottom. Folded seam around perimeter. No marks.

Date Made: ca 1860 - 1865

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.257491.0065Catalog Number: 257491.0065Accession Number: 257491

Object Name: canteen

Physical Description: iron (overall material)tin (overall material)pewter (collar; spout material)Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in x 8 5/8 in x 7 5/8 in; 6.35 cm x 21.9075 cm x 19.3675 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0a58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_310924

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