Original U.S. WWII 1943 Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO Category_Snider Rifle Parts Arva Barrett

Arva Barrett

having never been conditioned or put into use

gun emplacements

• Original vintage cardboard package containing three spare clear glass lenses for flight goggles

an expensive feature quickly obsoleted

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO Category_Snider Rifle Parts Arva BarrettOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent rare example of an experimental Ethocelulose Canteen which is dated 1943 and marked AICO by the manufacturer. In an effort to manufacture a non metallic a canteen during World War Two, the US government attempted to manufacture a plastic canteen using Dow Chemical's Ethocelulose Plastic. The canteen was manufactured by several government suppliers, of which AICO was one. Canteens started to be