Original U.S. WWII 1943 Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO German Field Equipment first appearing most notably on

first appearing most notably on the mass-produced examples of Robert Thelen's Albatros D

38th BG (B-25) Charters Towers

fork and spoon of a suitable pat tern can be placed in the case along with the other articles of the kit

of which this is an example

and on the 18th the 5th ID was thrown in against the southern flank of the Bulge

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO German Field Equipment first appearing most notably onOriginal 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