WW2 British canvas Ration Carrier marked MECo. 1945 F*S import_2021_05_15_235529 I bought this 50 years

I bought this 50 years ago in New Orleans when I was in High School and one of them still bore the $22

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the oarsmen sat one to a seat

Nonslip grip handles

WW2 British canvas Ration Carrier marked MECo. 1945 F*S import_2021_05_15_235529 I bought this 50 yearsGetting hot rations up to troops in the field has always been difficult and one of the constant complaints by men in the First World War was that by the time soups or stews reached them they were cold. By the Second World War insulated containers had started to be introduced that helped alleviate this problem however the weight of a full container raised its own problems. These containers were cylindrical and did not have any handles so were