Your July 5 Cardenas Amphitrite medal is authentic, except for being reribboned.   Phase 2,  same hand as engraved my similar medal to Passed Assistant Engineer David  Jenkins, a nice example of an original ribboned medal  and case.      If you decide to get his service file,  Geoff at Golden Arrow offers a discount for USMF members to scan service files at St. Louis and is competitive with what the NARA bureaucrats charge.  Except with Geoff you know you'll get every page in Nelson's file and color scans, not xerox copies.   Very possibly, one of these two is your man-   Nelson Robert -- [Service Number] 001272396, [Date of Enlistment] 04/27/1898,   or Nelson Robert -- [Service Number] 001865973, [Date of Enlistment] 05/08/1886.    Congrats on getting an uncommon reverse Sampson medal.    And welcome to the USMF, I see you're also in CA.   If you're near Tubby's in Whittier, I'll buy the first round.    You might want to consider this for your library-   https://www.amazon.com/US-Naval-Awards-Spanish-American-War/dp/B0DXCKWPN8  

More on the way 

Not sure what Ray was doing in here but he left a mark, any ideas on this random observation? 

A bit of a bonus, early Carlisle and a big surprise for me was a Tenite (plastic) version. Out of all of the other tins was a very nice copper version with the large Sulfanilamide text hiding among them all. I had a feeling the Tenite type was going to be a pain to find but I guess I got lucky for once. I’m gradually ticking off one of each variant, don’t think I’m far off now. 

Restaurant Defibrillator, King's Lynn, jolly ole' England

A little bit of everything, probably the largest bundle of Carlisle pouches in one place that I’ve come across. Along with an M2 kit and one from a forum member too. A small bunch of other medical bits, and some blades too. 

Can't wait for that! 😂   Wade

Looks good. Nice find!   Wade

Almost all of my dungarees, sweaters, watch caps, work jackets & deck jackets were worn to rags and disposed of decades ago.....   except for what's still in my old Seabag which I stashed at my parents house when I transferred from the Pacific fleet to the Atlantic fleet.   For years I've been teasing that I'll open up that time capsule one day and post all of the USN Cold War goodies inside.     1974 USN Seabag

Arggh! Never heard of this either, now I want one! There's an English restaurant about an hour from me, I 'll have to see if he'll make them. You may have started a new trend in America!😃