General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

prepared meal bag

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brown synthetic bag has waterproof finish on interior and exterior surfaces; dark brown printed text and graphics.

Dimensions

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

Length

33.5 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

1.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wornick

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cincinnati

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably consumed sometime between 2010- 2013.

Canada

Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. [Ref. 1]

Function

Specific: To identify, contain and protect prepared meal before consumption.

Technical

Example of a bag from a ready-to-eat meal, which a prospector would take to the field. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Markings on bag front include "PEELABLE SEAL [up arrow]", "Meal, Ready- to- Eat,/ Individual", [US Dept. of Defense logo]", "Warfighter Recommended,/ Warfighter Tested,/ Warfighter Approved ™ ", "MRE ™/ 14", "MENU 14/ SPICY PENNE/ PASTA/ VEGETARIAN", "THE WORNICK COMPANY/ CINCINNATI, OHIO 45242", "U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY/ COMMERCIAL RESALE IS UNLAWFUL" and "FLAMELESS RATION HEATERS ARE PROHIBITED ON COMMERCIAL/ AIRLINES UNLESS SEALED IN ORIGINAL MRE MENU BAG".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Brown synthetic bag has waterproof finish on interior and exterior surfaces; dark brown printed text and graphics.

Decoration

N/A