Original U.S. Civil War Model 1839 Cartridge Box Plate by H.E. Dingee with Original Finish Retained - Rare Medals created a vast range of

created a vast range of different items of uniform

and it also still has the M1917 Stamped Steel fuze cap and pull detonator string

some women would have reminded us that they were not all riveters

Moving to the Hurtgen Forest

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1839 Cartridge Box Plate by H.E. Dingee with Original Finish Retained - Rare Medals created a vast range ofOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Dingee family of New York City was heavily involved in making and supplying U. S. military accoutrements and insignia for the first half of the nineteenth century. Henry A. Dingee and a half brother took over the business in the mid 1840s, and Henry continued to have army contracts into the 1850s and the war boosted business. In 1861 alone H. A. Dingee had contracts for more than 10,000 infantry cartridge boxes.