robinb Posted December 23, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2020 Nicely marked: Souvenir of American Victory St Mehiel Sept 12-16 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted December 23, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2020 Oh man I absolutely love this! Where did you find it if I may ask? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted December 23, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 23, 2020 Very nice!! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted December 23, 2020 Antique store here in Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 23, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 23, 2020 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 23, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 23, 2020 Just now, blackhawkdown said: Fantastic! Would look nice in my trench display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted December 24, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 24, 2020 That’s really cool! Something different! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Arendall Posted December 30, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 30, 2020 Absolutely beautiful! Your next challenge is to find an original tube that connects the water jacket to the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWangDong Posted January 8, 2021 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101CH47 Posted January 9, 2021 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101CH47 Posted January 9, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 9, 2021 This is the one I sold a few years ago, kick myself for doing so ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted January 9, 2021 That's pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted January 9, 2021 Share #13 Posted January 9, 2021 That’s great. I love equipment like this. Notice that they have different screw caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101CH47 Posted January 9, 2021 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWangDong Posted January 10, 2021 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted January 10, 2021 Good eye. I didn't see that difference before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101CH47 Posted January 10, 2021 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted January 10, 2021 Share #19 Posted January 10, 2021 A really interesting bring-back...congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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