Inventarnummer
4101.262.19
Hersteller
Beschreibung
A rectangular water bottle with strap, covered in khaki felt, made by SW Silver and Co., patent number 14699, Downhill, London. It is a one pint enamel water bottle with a cork closure and rubber lid, in a khaki wool felt cover.
It has leather fastenings connecting to a webbed material strap and male and female buckle closure.
The wool cover is made in three parts with stitching around the top, bottom and in a seam down center of the rear.
It was used widely during the battle of Tugela Heights in February 1900, when water came up from Frere, a village in Natal.
Entstehungsort
London
Datum
1899 - 1902
Entstehungszeitraum
Boer War, 1899-1902
Format
- bottle 190 mm
- Width: 140 mm
- with strap 560 mm