I seem to recall my father used Sterno cans while out on maneuvers in
France and Germany during World War 2. You could heat one of those things in a
fox hole and boil a cup of coffee in your canteen cup without drawing enemy
fire. It also helped against the cold in what became known as the Battle of
the Bulge, where he received a wound.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 8/7/2009 1:25:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Ashley,
Jim Rock of the Forest Service put together a series of commentaries
regarding tin cans. He noted that the sterno can appeared in c. 1916. It
was manufactured by the drawn process - a piece of sheet metal was punched
into shape providing the base and the sides, with a top end added after
the
contents. I don't have my copy of this version here at the office, but I
can check at home and give you his source(s) for it later. Here's the
citation I use,
Rock, James T.
1989 Tin Canisters, Their Identification. Rev. ed. Ms. on file, USDA
Forest Service, Klamath National Forest, Yreka, California.
He wrote two versions that year, hence the "Rev. ed."
Hope this helps you,
Niki Kimball
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From: "Ashley Morton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: Sterno cans
> Thanks for the responses. I'm looking for a published citation.
> Particularly
> a date. I know Wiki's sterno page and have followed their resources with
> no
> luck. If anyone knows of a published work regarding sterno cans it'd be
> much
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
> Ashley
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