US Army mess kit

Titles: US Army mess kit (Supplied title)

Description: United States Army mess kit consists of two oval tinned iron dishes, one with a folding handle, the other with a suspension ring. Dishes are scratched: "C.E. Keatley" and "Co. B". The mess kit was used by Clarence E. Keatley of the Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company B, during the Spanish-American War.

Dates

• 1898 - 1899 (Spanish-American War) (Use)

Creation

• owned/used by: Keatley, Clarence Eugene
• issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 13th (1898-1899), Company B

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 8601.14.A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 22 centimeters length (8601.14.A, handle)
• 2 centimeters height (8601.14.A,B, each dish)
• 20 centimeters width (8601.14.A,B, each oval dish)
• 17 centimeters depth (8601.14.A,B, each oval dish)

Subjects

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