{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-ration-lot-including-sealed-soldier-s-field-ration-d-torrid-zone-mars-bar-nestle-s-chocolate-bar-and-caramels","title":"Original U.S. WWII Ration Lot Including “Sealed” Soldier’s Field Ration D, Torrid Zone Mars Bar, Nestle’s Chocolate Bar, and Caramels","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items. One-of-a-Kind Lot. This is an excellent assortment of original U.S. WWII ration components and GI personal-care items, including an opened Emergency Parachute Ration container, a sealed tube of Beech-Nut Malted Milk Tablets, Hershey’s Tropical Chocolate, a sealed emergency pemmican tin, canned Corned Pork Loaf, foot powder, and Whittemore’s Cadet Brown shoe polish. Together these pieces provide an unusually varied display of the compact foods and everyday personal items associated with American military life during WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lot includes:\u003cbr\u003e- Army Field Ration D by the Hershey’s Chocolate Corporation, heavy wear but appears sealed besides a small break in the back of the box. Great display piece.\u003cbr\u003e- Nestle Sweet Chocolate Bar, 2 Ounces Net. Peter Cailler Sohler Swiss Chocolates Co., Inc of Fulton, NY. Great piece.\u003cbr\u003e- Torrid Zone Vanilla Mars bar with some breaks in wrapper. Still looks great for its age despite breaks.\u003cbr\u003e- Box of CARAMELS with visible leakage on cardboard. By the Kroger Grocery \u0026amp; Baking Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of an original Hershey Army Field Ration D, documented late-war Peter, Cailler, Kohler 2-ounce Sweet Chocolate Bar, scarce Torrid Zone Vanilla Mars bar, and period Kroger caramel package makes this an unusually varied WWII food and ration display. The military chocolate pieces illustrate the considerable effort devoted to producing compact, calorie-dense foods that could survive transportation and field conditions, while the surviving commercial packaging reflects the broader confectionery industry that supplied and accompanied American servicemen during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666843918405,"sku":"ONSV25OAC321","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV25OAC321__01.jpg?v=1788210576","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-ration-lot-including-sealed-soldier-s-field-ration-d-torrid-zone-mars-bar-nestle-s-chocolate-bar-and-caramels","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}