Bread Tin, Canteen, and Belt

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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

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

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Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1cc0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1313560

Bread Tin, Canteen, and Belt

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