Belt, Accessory
- Object Name:
- Belt, Accessory
- Object ID:
- 1989.010.05
- Creator:
- Bauer&Black
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL (first aid packet)_
- Date:
- 1918-1941
- Description:
- Field belt, military officer's. Used between World War I and 1941. Dark brown leather with brass hardware. Brass buckle, adjustable on both ends of belt. Two adjustable thin shoulder straps that cross in back. On main belt is a removable pouch and two accessory loops. The pouch is made of dark hard leather with two interior compartments and a folding flap with brass closure. Attached to one accessory loop is a leather pouch with a flap that is held closed with two snaps. Inside this pouch is a tin box with orange paint and raised lettering: "FIRST AID PACKET- U.S. ARMY / CONTRACT OCT. 13, 1916 / BAUER & BLACK / CHICAGO, U.S.A.. TO OPEN - PULL RING / PATENT APPLIED FOR". Metal ring attached to top lid and folded around bottom. Has not been opened.
- Material:
- Metal
Leather
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-2.25 L-42 D-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Frederick M. Wood of Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick M. Wood
- People:
- Wood, Frederick M. (1912-2008)
- Subjects:
- World War I, Belts (Clothing), First aid
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