denfly Posted November 13, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 13, 2014 I came across a canteen cup and canteen with manufacturers that appear rare. One say's E A Co. 1945 (cup) and the other has RSE (canteen) 1945. I believe Iv'e seen the E.A. but the RSE get's me. I also have a cup with R M 1945 on it and was wondering how rare are these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browninggunner688 Posted November 14, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 14, 2014 Out of 70 cups in my collection E.A.Co is the least I have, I have two 1943 and two 1944 dated they are aluminium rolled lip examples, I dont have the manufacturer's name on my list of makers, maybe someone on the forum knows ? R.S.E. I have one out of 92 canteens, its a M-1942 dated 1945 with the 3rd type plastic cap the maker is Republic Stamping and Enameling Co. This company also made the enamelled canteens. They could be scarcer than the other manufacturers but I could be wrong, would be interesting to find out. Hope this helps. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browninggunner688 Posted November 14, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 14, 2014 Forgot to add on the last post, I have not seen the R.M. manufacturer nor do I have it on my list of manufacturers. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted November 14, 2014 So those 2 are quite rare. I'm trying to upload a pic of the R.A. that I have but this site won't let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted November 14, 2014 Just finished going through ebay and noticed 3 different sellers selling E A Co. 1945 canteen cups. I landed the one with with the RSE canteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted November 15, 2014 Well was able to track down the RM cup and noticed it was made only in 1945. The EA cups were made from 1943-45 and iv'e been noticing these lately on ebay. As for the Atlantic canteen cover, these were made between 1941-42. Remarkable site on my other forum regarding canteen cases by a reader helped explain it all. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted November 15, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 15, 2014 Hi, according to an old list of WWII manufacturers of canteens and cups, E.A.Co. would stand for Enterprise Aluminum Company, Massilon, Ohio. By the way there was another Massilon manufacturer which is Massilon Aluminum Company (M.A.Co.). Hope this can help Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted November 15, 2014 According to the website I was on Fausto, E A stands for Eastern Aluminum. Don't know if it's the same company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted November 15, 2014 Share #9 Posted November 15, 2014 Who knows... I don't know if my list is complete or accurate... Up today I found it reliable, but, I repeat...who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted December 19, 2014 I searched another website on cups and there is no mention of Enterprise. E.A. stood for Eastern Aluminum Co. M.A. was Masillon Aluminum Co. K.M. was Knapp-Monarch Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemozoid Posted June 27, 2021 Share #11 Posted June 27, 2021 Is there a comprehensive list of known cup and canteen manufacturers? I'm trying to decipher BECO 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browninggunner688 Posted June 28, 2021 Share #12 Posted June 28, 2021 Hi. The information I have for canteens and canteen cup manufacturers says........ BECO........ Bellaire Enameling Co. I'm sure there's a list on this forum regarding manufacturers of canteens and cups, I seem to remember adding to it a few years ago. Hope this helps. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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