Vintage U.S. Navy Steel Shipping Drum c.1957

ABOUT Cold War-era military, heavy-gauge steel transport drum was manufactured in 1957 to strict Army-Navy Aeronautical specifications to ship high-reliability, delicate military electronics gear. Features original stenciling including a U.S. Navy and plane stencil, vintage decals, and aged patina. Embossed 1957 underneath. CREATOR U.S. Navy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1957. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Heavy Gauge Steel. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor rusting inside but intact. DIMENSIONS H 25.5 in. Diameter 16.5 in. HISTORY The military routinely deployed these heavy-gauge, gasket-sealed steel drums to create a completely airtight and watertight micro-environment. Containers like this were built to the rugged 1957 Army-Navy (AN) engineering standard to ensure they were airtight, watertight, and could survive rough transit. Once the original military-contracted liquids or materials were emptied, industrial defense contractors commonly reused them to pack and ship high-value military gear securely.