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December 30, 2010

Hospital Supplement

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The 1944 “Hospital Supplement” from WWII came packed in wooden boxes and included a row of condensed soup cans.

Cans which, when seen in a row today, cannot help but remind one of you-know-who

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(See also: Early Can-Opener Patents, Charms Packaging and Ration Type K Packaging: Morale Series)

Randy Ludacer
Beach Packaging Design

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