Hi Mikie,   I think it’s a WW2 hat.   My reasoning is that the material covering the edge of the visor is not plastic but an oil cloth of some type.   This is an observation that I’ve made over the years and used as a guide.   I could be wrong but every hat I ever found from a WW2 vet had the visor edge covered with oil cloth.   The exact date of when the visor trim changed is something I don’t know.   Peter

I like these branch specific tapes. Very cool and motivating way of “ordnance corps”.

Excellent recap of the uniform regulations for that uniform and corresponding covers! I have always stayed clear of trying to collect those due to the scarcity and the cost of putting a complete one together….that one Morphys  1904 dress cover sold, if I remember correctly for over 5K.

Hello.  Yes . Thanks very much. I would like to know the way to fix the gauges in the panel ( type of screws ...). It's my main difficulty.    Regards  Arnaud 

Hello, thank you very much for this explanation! rgds

Happy 4th of July, y’all!

BENCO Cargo Attachments were manufactured by Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. Founded in 1896, the company had a rich history.     WSC listing:   The product description for contract 5475  (6/44 - 7/44)  is "Plywood Packboards," but I think that this is a data entry error, and that the contract was in fact for Packboard Attachments.   BENCO Packboard Attachments dated 1945 can also be found, although no Packboard Attachment contracts are listed for 1945 in the WSC Listing.     Some information about the BENCO 1945 production can be found in the May 2, 1945 edition of The Commercial & Financial Chronicle:     https://archive.org/details/sim_commercial-and-financial-chronicle_1945-05-28_161_4389/page/2326/mode/2up       https://collections.digitalmaryland.org/digital/collection/mdph/id/1264/            Enoch Pratt Free Library. Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. plant in the Mount Winans neighborhood of S.W. Baltimore, circa 1930's. (Two plants are shown in the photo; Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. is the plant to the right. To the left, the  plant with the water tanks on the roof, is the Maryland Glass Corporation. (Maryland Glass was famous for making the blue glass bottles for Bromo-Seltzer, Noxzema, Vicks VapoRub, Phillips Milk of Magnesia, and others.) At the link provided, the photo can be magnified to show great detail.     Numerous help wanted newspaper ads placed by Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. can be found that span the wartime years. Taken together, the ads provide good insight into the company's activity. Here are a few representative ads:         In the above two ads, notice that the top rate for women is the starting rate for men.       Note "We can hire at gate,"  and also that the company was operating its own bus service to facilitate getting workers to the plant.  

Ok, thank you yokota57 👍

Thank you for the information. Highly appreciated.  I have my doubts about this  particular belt. When used etc.? Haven't been able to track down a similar one.

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