discussion WWII chest, possibly British .... any WWII buffs recognize this?

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My foster-sis gave me an old, "de-milled" military chest, and a fellow on one other forum said it resembled in general some British WWII chests in his possession; said it possibly was for technical or measurement equipment. Any ideas?



Outer OD was long removed, clear-coating applied. Inside still OD, but missing brackets or braces inside top. One broken hinge, one missing wire-hasp. Handles long gone.



Looking in at original interior, except for "sticks" had been added to accomodate a home-brew tray, probably used as an art-box.

Thumbs of top, side, and bottom:



As may be seen, I made use of it when moving back to my old digs ...

Thanks, and Regards, John

 

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My recollection of army chests John is that they are painted Khaki. Not that I have seen many. Most equipment seemed to be carried in a holdall type casing.

Laurie

 

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I saw something very similar on an "antiques roadshow" and the expert said that this style of wooden chest was used by british medical corps during the war to transport bottles (ether, surgical spirit etc).

 

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Hi ,

It's not by any chance army used to refer to as a Braithwate by any chance is it ?

Cheers Sharowjohn.

 

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Similar to my Dad's tool chest he made while training to serve in the FAA. His is painted navy blue and is longer