Pouch
- Object Name:
- Pouch
- Object ID:
- 2002.620.02
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1940-1950
- Description:
- Army pouch or ditty bag. United States issue, possibly from World War II. Machine-woven tan colored left-hand twill cotton. Finished with machine stitches. Seamed 0.25" on two sides; two selvedges on one side seam. Top 1.25" pressed and top stitched drawstring casing; 0.50" brown twill tape 9" drawstring loops fed through a cut and buttonhole-stitched opening on each side. Used by army soldiers for toiletries and personal items.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-13.5 L-15.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Bags, Military, Cotton, Twill, Machine Woven, World War II
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