robinb Posted December 23, 2020 #1 Posted December 23, 2020 Nicely marked: Souvenir of American Victory St Mehiel Sept 12-16 1918.
USCapturephotos Posted December 23, 2020 #2 Posted December 23, 2020 Oh man I absolutely love this! Where did you find it if I may ask? Paul
blackhawkdown Posted December 23, 2020 #6 Posted December 23, 2020 Just now, blackhawkdown said: Fantastic! Would look nice in my trench display!
M24 Chaffee Posted December 24, 2020 #7 Posted December 24, 2020 That’s really cool! Something different! Frank
Trevor Arendall Posted December 30, 2020 #8 Posted December 30, 2020 Absolutely beautiful! Your next challenge is to find an original tube that connects the water jacket to the can
EmperorWangDong Posted January 8, 2021 #9 Posted January 8, 2021 I have one just like this, I thought it was a one off! I'll post photos as soon as I am able to dig it out, but stenciling is the same. Very neat.
101CH47 Posted January 9, 2021 #10 Posted January 9, 2021 15 hours ago, EmperorWangDong said: I have one just like this, I thought it was a one off! I'll post photos as soon as I am able to dig it out, but stenciling is the same. Very neat. They used to be fairly common finds, I have owned several over the years. One of my primary collecting interest is in Maxims and their accessories. Last I sold was identical to the one in the original post however you could see the faded name of an oil company in the markings.
101CH47 Posted January 9, 2021 #11 Posted January 9, 2021 This is the one I sold a few years ago, kick myself for doing so ever since.
manayunkman Posted January 9, 2021 #13 Posted January 9, 2021 That’s great. I love equipment like this. Notice that they have different screw caps.
101CH47 Posted January 9, 2021 #14 Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, manayunkman said: That’s great. I love equipment like this. Notice that they have different screw caps. There are a number of variations, we started a photo album to highlight the differences on my MG08 Study Group Facebook page.
EmperorWangDong Posted January 10, 2021 #15 Posted January 10, 2021 21 hours ago, 101CH47 said: This is the one I sold a few years ago, kick myself for doing so ever since. Interesting that yours is stenciled St. Michael - mine is just like the original posters, St. Mihiel.
robinb Posted January 10, 2021 Author #16 Posted January 10, 2021 Good eye. I didn't see that difference before.
robinb Posted January 10, 2021 Author #17 Posted January 10, 2021 I've heard that the gold paint was indicative of a souvenir being on display at a VFW hall. I've seen Patton swords and Mausers painted gold.
101CH47 Posted January 10, 2021 #18 Posted January 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, robinb said: I've heard that the gold paint was indicative of a souvenir being on display at a VFW hall. I've seen Patton swords and Mausers painted gold. Every one of these gold condensing cans I have looked at have a VFW story connected to them.
katieony Posted January 10, 2021 #19 Posted January 10, 2021 A really interesting bring-back...congratulations!
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