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Swiss Army water bottle and mug

Accession Number

1137.2014.1

Object Name

Swiss Army water bottle and mug

Created

08/07/2014

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

08/07/2014

Brief Description

Aluminium Swiss Army water bottle with removable mug and folding handles.Bottle has a cork stopper.

Materials

aluminium, cork, string

Dimensions

21(h) x10(w) x 5.5(d) cms

Number Of Objects

2

Inscription Description

"MB61 AC" inscribed on bottom of mug. A rectangle with a plus sign and a T inside on bottle neck and on mug. A plastic disc with owner's name "HONTER FETER"

Colour

silver, black

Object Production Place

Switzerland

Provenance

Founder member of The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe, bought this lovely little water bottle and mug off the internet for 99p - unable to resist this quirky little item which no one else wanted to buy. Other than that we don't know much about it. It's very well made and the small cross on the logo- see photo - appears to be Swiss. Best guess then is that this was an old Swiss army issue water bottle with mug.
Good guess since we just googled "Swiss Army Water Bottle " and that's just what we've got here. They are caling it the Swiss Aluminium M32 canteen with cup - though rather confusingly some of them seem to be made in America!

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

08/07/2014

Condition Check Date

08/07/2014

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

08/07/2014

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