Nice Boxes

Barry Churcher · Post by **Barry Churcher** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:42 pm

Even though I wouldn't mind having a couple of those NOS hydrovacs I would really like a couple of those boxes for display.
Barry

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:02 pm

Hi Barry,

There was a gent next to us at Aberdeen who was selling a box slightly smaller that that with the same "lend lease" label on it for $5. I bought 8 of them for static display in my LHD.

They were address to a US Army depot in Italy and early '50's dated. The held gas mask canisters. While they are not WWII the did have the same label. This label is on most of the crates displayed on the trucks at the Marshal Museum in Overloon, NL.

If he has more this year I will buy them.

Bill

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:18 pm

How about someone scans the label....

and posts it?

Bill_Wolf · Post by **Bill_Wolf** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:27 pm

I thought of that but the box won't fit flat on the scanner.

dr deuce · Post by **dr deuce** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:00 pm

Plan B

Take some pix and maybe some dimensions and maybe someone who took a Photoshop course

could make a close reproduction, or overlay a transparent grid

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:46 am

Cool labels. Great static display stuff. Thanks for posting.

Colin Britton · Post by **Colin Britton** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:39 am

Speaking of nice boxes, a while back I was at our ASP at Bragg and picked up a bunch of 1945 dated 20 Lb. wooden Shape Charge boxes.
Nice boxes with the hemp rope handles and all the stencils and ordnance markings clear and easy to read.
They look great stacked in the ben hur trailer with the bangalore torpedo boxes.
I'm hoping there will be more when I get back.

Colin