Jump to content

Skull and bones Waterbottle cover


kammo-man
 Share

Recommended Posts

Here’s a named waterbottke cover that has a blood group and a skull with crossed bones painted on it.

Paint is vintage.

Has name stencil to front and Name with service number painted to rear.

Cover has what appears to be organic material throughout.

An interesting flea market find.

owen 

2EB9524B-2F98-47E7-8BCC-383F21F50431.jpeg

B400BB6B-86BD-49F3-9024-4D643B4B680A.jpeg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The red skull and bones is also a symbol for "poison", so maybe the canteen was used to carry fuel for a camp stove or the like and this was to prevent confusion with water? Just a thought.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, phantomfixer said:

the positive negative on the bottom is odd too...cool though

the + -  signs make me think of a battery. Maybe it was used to carry distilled or deionized water for batteries - just a thought

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, FriarChuck said:

Could it have contained sulfuric acid for batteries? The battery and poison connections make a lot of sense.

 

Friar

 

 

Sulfuric acid cannot be stored in an aluminum container because sulfuric acid dissolves aluminum metal. The following equation shows the reaction:

2 Al (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) → Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3 H2 (g)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

25 minutes ago, kammo-man said:

Thanks to all for the info maybe that’s why the canvas is rotted ?

if the equation is correct, you'd form hydrogen gas in the canteen .  probably not a smart thing to do. the canteen would just blow up because of the pressure and if it did not, you'd have an extremely flammable gas being released when you open the canteen (think Hidenburg)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 hours ago, Fratlanta said:

 

 

Sulfuric acid cannot be stored in an aluminum container because sulfuric acid dissolves aluminum metal. The following equation shows the reaction:

2 Al (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) → Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3 H2 (g)

 

I wasn’t sure if the canteens were made of steel or not. Figured my guess might not be right based on the metal. Thanks for the science! Giving me flashbacks to college Chem.

 

Friar

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, kammo-man said:

Can the name be researched?

Is it "Don Smith"? If so, there are over 2,000 results on Fold3.com, even after narrowing it down to "WW2" and "US Army".

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...