Uncategorised Unusual Small Mess tin, Kids? HJ?

[Jock Auld]

Guys,

Got this curious little bugger today, i have pictured it next to normal tin (M31) to give a sense of size. It is marked on the bottom JAPY inside a diamond (see pic not too clear). I thought possibly for kids camping or the likes? I think it is too small for an adults lunch box type of thing? It appears to have some age to it. It is well made soprobably from a peace time market? Who knows?

Jock

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Jock.

Could be for children going into the fields to help with agriculture work. Those days everyone had to help.

Bernhard H. Holst

[Hoss]

Jock could be wrong but I think its a French JAPY think they were prisoner kits I'll look on Google for more info.

Eric

[Hoss]

Well that was quick don't know for sure but I just snagged one off the net lol! love mess kits I did find this pic from a museum in France.

Eric

[Jock Auld]

Eric,

Thanks for the info!

cheers

jock

[Hoss]

Here ya go Jock me japy turned up from a very nice French ebay seller just a cool thing I may use mine for iron rations at gigs lol! I'll try and find out more info from French collectors the ally is definitely old. If you don't sell yours it'll fill that remaining empty space to the left of your computer!!!

Eric