mark holden Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 I wonder if any pals have examples of the tinned 'Emergency Ration'(Field Service)' that they might be prepared to show pictures of? I am particularly interested in the labels that were affixed to the tin. Many thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantsmil Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 This is the best image I can load onto the forum. If you like I can try to email you with some better images. Unfortunately the label is in poor condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 I wonder if any pals have examples of the tinned 'Emergency Ration'(Field Service)' that they might be prepared to show pictures of? I am particularly interested in the labels that were affixed to the tin. Many thanks Mark mark this may not be what you are looking for but its a bit of interest, I got this in a Christmas tin and thought it looked authentic enough, its a biscuit which has written on it on one side "An army biscuit supplied to HLI 32nd Div during manueuvers 19th to 21st October 1915" on the other side it has " an army marches on its stomach The food of the Gods " regards max mark this may not be what you are looking for but its a bit of interest, I got this in a Christmas tin and thought it looked authentic enough, its a biscuit which has written on it on one side "An army biscuit supplied to HLI 32nd Div during manueuvers 19th to 21st October 1915" on the other side it has " an army marches on its stomach The food of the Gods " regards max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantsmil Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 I wonder if any pals have examples of the tinned 'Emergency Ration'(Field Service)' that they might be prepared to show pictures of? I am particularly interested in the labels that were affixed to the tin. Mark Mark there was also the earlier version on ebay, Item number: 350148868490 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 mark this may not be what you are looking for but its a bit of interest, I got this in a Christmas tin and thought it looked authentic enough, its a biscuit which has written on it on one side "An army biscuit supplied to HLI 32nd Div during manueuvers 19th to 21st October 1915" And as Terry Pratchet said about something similar "still as inedible as on the day it was baked" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogturn Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 And as Terry Pratchet said about something similar "still as inedible as on the day it was baked" Finally something I know about! Dwarf fighting bread. You will allways find some left in your pack-it lasts forever! regards,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 19 January , 2009 Share Posted 19 January , 2009 Try this link. Cheers, Paul. http://tommyspackfillers.com/ If you click on 'refresh' on the home page several times you get a picture of the reproduction on a picture of an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 21 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2009 Many thanks to all who replied. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 21 January , 2009 Share Posted 21 January , 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 21 January , 2009 Share Posted 21 January , 2009 Dated 4-00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 22 January , 2009 Share Posted 22 January , 2009 Not sure if they changed at all before the war. This one looks to have had a blue colour at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 22 January , 2009 Share Posted 22 January , 2009 Cast resin replicas with the labels available in the link below if of any use? http://www.tommyspackfillers.com/showitem.asp?itemRef=CR009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 22 January , 2009 Share Posted 22 January , 2009 Time for bed Andrew, See post 7 , Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 22 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2009 I was wondering if the pattern or style of tin changed between 1900-1914, the cast re4sin available from Tommyspackfillers seems more oval in shape than the ones shown in the posts? thanks again Mark Not sure if they changed at all before the war. This one looks to have had a blue colour at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 22 January , 2009 Share Posted 22 January , 2009 Just the angle of the pictures. They are oval as the repro ones. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 22 January , 2009 Share Posted 22 January , 2009 Slightly different, from the Household Cavalry Museum. Displayed with other items related to the war in South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 22 January , 2009 Share Posted 22 January , 2009 Time for bed Andrew, See post 7 , Cheers, Paul. Oops, missed that, hate it when other people do it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 2 February , 2009 Share Posted 2 February , 2009 "An army biscuit supplied to HLI 32nd Div during manueuvers 19th to 21st October 1915" There are several threads on Army & Naval ' hard tack' spread around the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocemma Posted 2 February , 2009 Share Posted 2 February , 2009 Hello all, I thought these may be of interest. This example Indian Army marked June 1906 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocemma Posted 2 February , 2009 Share Posted 2 February , 2009 Close up of label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocemma Posted 2 February , 2009 Share Posted 2 February , 2009 Oops slightly out of sequence. The blue cylindrical tin is an earlier example dated April 1902. Close up of the label on the blue tin. The red one is the 'oval' type on which the repro is based. Regards Tocemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 2 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2009 Thanks very much - just what I was after. Mark Close up of label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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