Confederate Hand Constructed Wood Canteen
Wood canteen, 7” diameter, brass straps, plug present. Known as a "drum" or "barrel" canteen, these items were widely used by Confederate soldiers due to severe metal shortages in the South. The flat iron or brass bands securing the wooden staves are a hallmark of 19th-century cooper work used to keep the canteen watertight. The squared wooden or leather support patch pinned down around the spout base (the "bung") is a classic reinforcement feature to prevent split wood when inserting or pulling out the stopper. Typically these were carried by a twine or leather strap (replaced here).
Wood canteen, 7” diameter, brass straps, plug present. Known as a "drum" or "barrel" canteen, these items were widely used by Confederate soldiers due to severe metal shortages in the South. The flat iron or brass bands securing the wooden staves are a hallmark of 19th-century cooper work used to keep the canteen watertight. The squared wooden or leather support patch pinned down around the spout base (the "bung") is a classic reinforcement feature to prevent split wood when inserting or pulling out the stopper. Typically these were carried by a twine or leather strap (replaced here).
