Vintage U.S. Navy Steel Shipping Drum c.1957
$350
ABOUT
Cold War-era military, heavy-gauge steel transport drum was manufactured in 1957 to strict Army-Navy Aeronautical specifications to ship high-reliability, delicate military electronics gear. Features original stenciling including a U.S. Navy and plane stencil, vintage decals, and aged patina. Embossed 1957 underneath.
- CREATOR U.S. Navy.
- DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1957.
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MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Heavy Gauge Steel.
- CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor rusting inside but intact.
- DIMENSIONS H 25.5 in. Diameter 16.5 in.
HISTORY
The military routinely deployed these heavy-gauge, gasket-sealed steel drums to create a completely airtight and watertight micro-environment. Containers like this were built to the rugged 1957 Army-Navy (AN) engineering standard to ensure they were airtight, watertight, and could survive rough transit. Once the original military-contracted liquids or materials were emptied, industrial defense contractors commonly reused them to pack and ship high-value military gear securely.
