Ration kit, emergency

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.3064.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: NRT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rectangular metal can painted drab green; metal key fixed to underside; black printed text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 9.6 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 9.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To provide nourishment in absence of any other food source.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "[CA]NADIAN/[ A]RMY/[ E]M[ER]GENCY/ RATION/ PURPOSE OF CONTENTS/ TO BE CONSUMED ONLY WHEN/ NO OTHER RATIONS OF ANY KIND/ ARE PROCURABLE./ NOT TO BE OPENED EXCEPT/ BY ORDER OF AN OFFICER" printed in black on one side of can; "ARMÉE/ CANADIENNE/ RATION D'URGENCE/ UTILITÉ DU CONTENU/ NE DOIT ÊTRE EMPLOYÉ QUE/ LORSQU"IL EST IMPOSSIBLE DE SE/ PROCURER D"AUTRE NOURRITURE./ N'OUVRIR CETTE BOITE QU'AVEC/ LA PERMISSION D'UN OFFICIER" printed on reverse. "NRT" printed on underside of can, near key.
Missing: Appears complete. Presumably contains unspecified food.
Finish: Rectangular metal can painted drab green; metal key fixed to underside; black printed text.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ration kit, emergency, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.3064, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.3064.003/

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