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Dupont Superfine FFG Gunpowder Tin (Ca. 1924)

Item #: Z5610

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Z5610 Dupont Superfine FFG Gunpowder Tin (Ca. 1924)

Description: Decent Dupont gunpowder tin for 1lb. of superfine FFg gunpowder manufactured in Wilmington, Delaware. The tin is in good shape and free of dents. The label is still intact (one small spot on upper right missing) with a little soiling from age and the lid is still present. The majority of the original red paint is present with a few small spots and scratches. There are some peppered rust spots on the bottom of the can. The label reads as follows:

DUPONT

SUPERFINE

FFg

GUNPOWDER

WILMINGTON

DELAWARE

The small block on the bottom reads:

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. INC.

WILMINGTON, DEL. U.S.A.

M.IND.RGTRDA

NO 23752 DE 29 DE JULY 1924

Measures: 4” x 6” x 1.5”

Reference: "Gun Powder Cans & Kegs” Vol. 1 Pg. 72 (Circa 1924)

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