Mess spoon used during World War II by George Morrison, Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1945
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wallace & Sons Company
label: Used by
content: George Emmett Morrison Jr., American, 1925 - 1991
label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: An M-1926 stainless U.S. Army Field Gear mess spoon used during World War II by George Morrison, Jr. The spoon has [U.S.] stamped on the handle. The top of the handle has an open cut-out. The back of the spoon has [WALL CO STAINLESS] stamped on the neck, right above the bowl of the spoon.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.24.4
objectType: label: Type
content: spoons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: stainless steel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (19.1 × 4.4 cm)