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Can anyone identify the purpose of this metal box?


Janeybee

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 Does it have a connection to WW1? It belonged to my Grandfather or his father, whose names were the same. I first saw it in 2016 at my father's house. I no longer know its whereabouts but am curious. From memory it measures about 18" x 11" x 6". 1895 was not my grandfather's war number. He was born in 1892.

Thanks for any insights, I have already learned from this forum about his Signaller's Brassards, as worn in some of the photos I have. He was a Telegraph Operator A and I am gradually piecing together more about his activity during the Great War from his notes and sites like this.

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Not my speciality but looks like the box used in tanks to hold ammunition strips for the Hotchkiss machine gun. They were sold after the war as good tool boxes.

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That was my first initial thought,

similar box for comparison https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-british-wwi-hotchkiss-303-machine-gun-ammunition-box-and-belt-for-mark-v-tank

 

Also discussed on this thread

 

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That's 15 pence for one box and 20P for two.  I would like some for the tool shed at that price

Cheers

Ross

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Thanks Nigel, Andrew, Tony and all.

I'm fairly sure that's what it was, though it did not have compartments inside when I saw it. 

I'm glad to know what it was and that Grandpa would have acquired it after the war, and relieved that it wasn't a piece relating to his telegraphy work in wartime that I have lost!

I love the ad.

thanks again, what a helpful bunch,

Jane

 

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