Creation Date

1953

Description

This aluminum mess kit has three parts. There are two cooking pots, one fits into the other, and each has a handle. The cover which can be used as a frying pan has a double handle which also functions to secure the cover on the 2 cooking pots. Etched on the cover and also on the bottom of the 2 cooking pots:  U.S. F.E.S.CO 1953. This cook set design was used during the Korean War Era.
The paper sticker on the cover reads: Cook set, Mountain- To remove cover, bring handles together and lift. To close, place cover on pots with handles extending outward. Press down on cover, turning handles back into place, locking cover on pots. For Good Health, keep pots clean.
Included with the donation of the cook set was the original brown paper wrapper. Stamped on the paper: Cookset, Mountain Contract DA 11-009-52-186. FE&S Co. Pittsburgh, PA.