Treasure Chest Thursday - A Real Treasure?

I'm not sure this one will go in my Heirloom Book but it's a great conversation piece!  We found 2 boxes of these in the basement.  As near as I can tell, from my quick Google searching, these water cans are from the Korean War and/or Vietnam War era.  They still have water in them.

It made for a great family conversation that went something like this:

Teenager:  Is there really water in that?? 
Answer: Yes.
Teenager: Didn't they have water back then? 
Answer:  Of course they did but these were water rations for troops and emergencies.
Teenager:  Why did they drink water from a can? [This one was my personal favorite!]
Answer:  Because they didn't have plastic bottles back then! 

You get the idea.  It was a fun conversation.

One family member has turned one into a pencil holder for his desk at work.  I'm sure we will come up with some other fun uses for these!

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