Posted 9 years ago
sewelldave
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I am pretty sure these were used on the boxes sent for help after ww2. I have had limited luck on the actual use. My research and the location I found them tend to say that they were pasted on boxes headed overseas. I salvaged about a dozen. I'd like to find out more history on them and possible I can get the rest of them and donate them to a collection in the future.
The small print in the bottom corner connects this with Raritan Arsenal, New Jersey. You may already know this but:
"The former Raritan Arsenal was used extensively for U.S. Army operations from 1917 to 1963. Operations included receipt, storage, and maintenance of ammunition shipped from other ordnance facilities or returned from
overseas; renovation of ammunition designated for long-term storage; the salvage of outmoded or seriously deteriorated ammunition; ordnance research and development; and shipment and receipt of weapons. The arsenal
was closed in 1963.
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/civilworks/projects/nj/fuds/Raritan/Area18ERemovalActionsSep2011.pdf
Chris,
thanks for the reply I had found out that much info in my search. Other than that very hard to find anyone that has ever actually used them is going to be hard to find. I was looking to donate some to museum or something but there is no interest that I can find. So i guess I'll just put them out there for anyone that wants one for their own collections.