Random thoughts and deep dives on the clothing and equipment of the Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1942. Companion site to Civilian Conservation Corps Uniforms Handbook: A Guide for Costumed Interpreters.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Object of the Day: M1910 canteen from SCS5, Camp Chester, CA
M1910 canteen, Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co. (AGM Co) 1918 manufacture date, issued to a CCC boy in California. He scratched it with his camp name, Camp Chester, and a list of work sites: Vacaville, Winters, Dixon, Sacramento and Oroville. On the other side is what seems to be either a camp code or his initials (too faint to read), plus SCS, USF, CCC, and ECW. Vertically on one side is U.S. CCC. The owner was most likely in Camp SCS5, Company 4233 or 2933, working mostly on soil projects in the Central Valley. Canteen now in collection of the author.
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