US Ration Spoons
- mreheater72
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US Ration Spoons
Hi guys,
here I want to show some different US Ration spoons and some different spoon producers which are in my collection (I got the idea because of the “Ebay asshats” topic with the “valuable” spoons!):
The first photo shows the three different shapes I know (from left to right):
• The actual dark brown spoon in tan MREs, RCWs, MCWs, …
• The white spoon from the late dark brown MREs without a tip (I don’t know the exact appearance date, do you know?). For what reason they cut the tip??
• The white spoon from the early dark brown MREs and MCIs
The second photo shows a printed spoon wrapper, which I found 2003 in the German woods (the spoon in it is not the original). It seems, that it lies nearly 30 years in the woods, but it is still good!! Here the printing:
Van Brode Milling Co., Inc.
Clinton, Mass. 01510 U.S.A.
DSA 13H-73-C-Z002
The defense supply agency (DSA) contract number says, the producing was engaged 1973.
The next photo shows a white spoon produced by V. B. CLINTON, MASS. U.S.A.:
The fourth photo shows a white spoon produced by WREN INDOLS (the second word I can’t read exactly) with a little bird stamped on it:
The last photo shows a white spoon produced by NIB 39083 (I think, these ones are the most common, also the dark brown spoons are NIB):
Do anyone know other different US Ration spoons (on a photo with old C-Rats I have seen a transparent spoon!) or other different producers?
Best wishes
mreheater72
here I want to show some different US Ration spoons and some different spoon producers which are in my collection (I got the idea because of the “Ebay asshats” topic with the “valuable” spoons!):
The first photo shows the three different shapes I know (from left to right):
• The actual dark brown spoon in tan MREs, RCWs, MCWs, …
• The white spoon from the late dark brown MREs without a tip (I don’t know the exact appearance date, do you know?). For what reason they cut the tip??
• The white spoon from the early dark brown MREs and MCIs
The second photo shows a printed spoon wrapper, which I found 2003 in the German woods (the spoon in it is not the original). It seems, that it lies nearly 30 years in the woods, but it is still good!! Here the printing:
Van Brode Milling Co., Inc.
Clinton, Mass. 01510 U.S.A.
DSA 13H-73-C-Z002
The defense supply agency (DSA) contract number says, the producing was engaged 1973.
The next photo shows a white spoon produced by V. B. CLINTON, MASS. U.S.A.:
The fourth photo shows a white spoon produced by WREN INDOLS (the second word I can’t read exactly) with a little bird stamped on it:
The last photo shows a white spoon produced by NIB 39083 (I think, these ones are the most common, also the dark brown spoons are NIB):
Do anyone know other different US Ration spoons (on a photo with old C-Rats I have seen a transparent spoon!) or other different producers?
Best wishes
mreheater72
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Thanks for your replies! Now I see, the V. B. on the spoon of the third photo stands for VAN BRODE, I haven´t noticed that before! Kman, I´m rather sure that the spoons without tip are of the late darkbrown MREs, not of MCIs. Richard w., your idea I think could be the real reason for cutting the tip!
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