German Wehrmacht Fat Container
Product no.: DPI 90
Description
Bakelite fat container in which the German soldier (Wehrmacht, SS, Luftwaffe etc.) carried margerine, butter or any other animal 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 3X for manufacturer : Hein(rich) Ulbricht's Witwe, Ges.m.b.H., Kaufung bei Schwanenstadt, Oberdonau
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