K ration, breakfast unit (empty box). Early type K ration box with waxed inner box. This is the rare type II, introduced in February 1943. It has suggestions for use on the front and contents and instructions for preparation on the back. It was packaged by Patten Food.Products. The glue on the...
Lucky Strike cigarettes. Full package with grey paper inner wrapper. The blue tax label has series 112 indicating the package is from 1942. The cellophane is cracked at the bottom but the package is in great shape. Lucky Strike was the most popular brand among GI's. Very good condition.
Lucky Strike cigarettes. Full package with grey paper inner wrapper. The blue tax label has series 112 indicating the package is from 1942. The cellophane is cracked at the bottom but the package is in great shape. Lucky Strike was the most popular brand among GI's. Very good condition.
10-in-1 ration box with sleeve, Menu # 5. Produced by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and March 1944 dated. The inside is clean but the bottom of the box is fragile. The sleeve was cut in a corner when it was opened. Someone tried to repair this by glueing a piece of paper on the inside. This is...
Full Fleetwood 10 cigarettes pack. These were in 10-in-1 ration. These are super rare and hardly ever encountered. Also see wartime photos of 10-in-1 ration and collection with similar packages (but Chesterfield). Very good condition.
Full Raleigh 10 cigarette pack from 10-in-1 ration. It has been opened but all cigarettes are present. This is a super rare package that is hardly ever encountered. Also see wartime photos of 10-in-1 ration and collection with similar packages (but Chesterfield). Very good condition.
Lucky Strike cigarettes. Full package with grey paper inner wrapper and blue Sea Stores label. Based on the design (Lucky Strike on the bottom) this is a package from 1943. The package comes straight from a full carton. It is in pristine shape and impossible to improve upon. Lucky Strike was...
Chesterfield 9 cigarette package. Full package, nine cigarettes in a tray in its sleeve, wrapped in cellophane. The cellophane is loose in places. These were in the accessory packet that was issued along with C ration cans (see additional photos). These 9 cigarette packages are very hard to...
Full ½ Lb container made of cardboard with steel top and bottom. Typical early war item when metals were saved for the war effort (later in the war the containers were fully made of cardboard). These containers are hard to find but a full one is exceptionally rare. It still has the wartime...
Chesterfield cigarettes. Full package with aluminum inner wrapper (which changed to grey paper later in the war). The blue tax label has series 111 which indicates the package is from 1941. The package comes straight from a full special Christmas carton. It is in pristine shape and impossible...
K ration box. Fibre board box that contained 12 K ration set (36 boxes) and was in the wooden crate. The V3 grade cardboard stamp on the side has the date October 1943. The inside is clean. A small section has been cut from a short flap. K ration boxes have become exceedingly difficult to...
C ration can empty, Bread unit. Gold lacquered can with black printing. The can was carefully opened at the bottom making it very suitable for display as it seems unopened from the top. The key is no longer present. C rations have become increasingly hard to find. Good condition.