2004.38.4

Certified Discard
c. 1967
6.5 in HIGH
(16.51 cm HIGH)
Gift on behalf of the Maritime Adminsitration, US Department of Transportation
2004.38.4


Cardstock can with metal lid with a chemical product (powder?) to clean after vomiting.The front label reads: "Certified Discard, For Cleaning and Deodorizing after Vomiting, For Industrial use Only." It is made by Certified Laboratories in Fort Worth, Texas. Use instruction are on the back of the label. Used by soldiers in the US Navy Ship General Nelson M. Walker. The last transports done by the ship before it was taken out of service was to bring troops from Vietnam in 1967. This is a collection of artifacts found on the ship after it was taken out of service.

Used: General Nelson M. Walker ship | Troop ship | Korean War | Vietnam War | U.S. Navy | Soldier | Cleaning

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