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Canteen Drinking Cup
Canteen Drinking Cup

Canteen Drinking Cup

Original Owner (American, 1894 - 1936)
Date1918-1919
MediumPrinted paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width at widest point): 4 1/2 x 4in. (11.4 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Theresa A. DiCorleto, Anthony DiCorleto, and Maria Hutnick in memory of Rocco A. DiCorleto
DescriptionA flattened white paper drinking cup. The outline of a shield is on the front. Within the shield is the red cross, the symbol of the American Red Cross. Above the cross is printed "COMPLIMENTS OF / AMERICAN RED CROSS", and below the cross is printed "CANTEEN SERVICE".
Object number2002.142.2
On View
Not on view
Ditty Bag
Rocco A. DiCorleto
1918-1919
2002.142.3.1
Rocco A. DiCorleto
1918-1919
Gift of Theresa A. DiCorleto, Anthony DiCorleto, and Maria Hutnick in memory of Rocco A. DiCorl…
Rocco A. DiCorleto
1918-1919
Handkerchief
Rocco A. DiCorleto
1919
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1991.185.0  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
The Aseptic Drinking Cup Co.
1910-1920
Paperweight
Rocco A. DiCorleto
about 1905
Gift of Lois Greene Stone, 2011.331.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
American Paper Goods Company
1951
Man's Shirt
Kevin Hughes
2000
Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.11a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elvira S. Johnson
1940-1959
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Edwards and Miss Mary Edwards, 1971.63.14.2  © 2011 The Connecticut Histor…
probably 1830-1840