Bakelite fat container in which the German soldier could carry butter, margarine or fat.

 

Bakelite fat container in which the German soldier (Wehrmacht, SS, Luftwaffe etc.) carried margerine, butter or any other kind of animal fat.

All kinds of plastics were developed for many products in use of the German army. In most of the items the sign of the "Materialprüfungsamt in Berlin-Dahlem" were pressed. In the sign you can see the marking of the filler that was used for the fabriction of the item and also the code of the manufacturer.

This lard container has the K for components :Urea resin and cellulose as filler material and M7 for manufacturer :

 Frankl & Kirschner, Elektrizitätsgesellschaft,Manheim-Neckarau

See Deutsche Soldaten page 269 and

KUNSTSOFFE A Collector's Guide to German Worldwar II Plastics and their markings by Darrin Weaver

 

See the book Deutsche Soldaten of Augustin Saiz page 269