Kit, Mess

Object/Artifact

-

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Kit, Mess

Entry/Object ID

1992.017.074 A-E

Description

Army issue mess kit with (A) fry pan (B) matching lid, (C) knife, (D) fork & (E) spoon. (A) Fry pan has folding handle which secures lid and utensils inside. (D) Fork & (E) spoon are stamped "US" on front and "WB/W1917" on back. (C) Knife is stamped " A.C. Co. U.S. 1917". Pan handle is stamped "U.S./T.U.S.A. Co. 1917."

Use

Used by donor's father during WW II.

Collection

Military

Made/Created

Date made

1917 - 1945

Notes

Date: 1917-1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Kit, Mess

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Sets

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

6-3/4 in

Length

8-1/4 in

Material

Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

1992.017.001, 1992.017.002, 1992.017.003, 1992.017.004, 1992.017.005, 1992.017.006, 1992.017.007, 1992.017.008, 1992.017.010 A-L, 1992.017.011, 1992.017.012, 1992.017.013, 1992.017.015, 1992.017.016, 1992.017.018, 1992.017.019, 1992.017.020, 1992.017.022, 1992.017.023, 1992.017.024, 1992.017.026, 1992.017.027, 1992.017.028, 1992.017.030, 1992.017.031 A,B, 1992.017.032A,B, 1992.017.040, 1992.017.041, 1992.017.042A,B, 1992.017.043, 1992.017.044, 1992.017.045, 1992.017.046, 1992.017.047, 1992.017.048, 1992.017.049, 1992.017.050, 1992.017.051, 1992.017.052, 1992.017.053, 1992.017.054, 1992.017.055, 1992.017.057, 1992.017.058 A,B, 1992.017.059, 1992.017.061A,B, 1992.017.062, 1992.017.063A,B, 1992.017.066A,B, 1992.017.067A,B, 1992.017.069, 1992.017.070, 1992.017.071, 1992.017.072

General Notes

Note

Status: Record updated Status By: JM Status Date: 2021-10-27