John,
What you have is an officer's bedding roll, or rather, what is typically an
officer-only type item since they are far from portable. RHIP, (rank has its
privileges.) You make no mention of the mattress or mattress cover or
pillow which is also supposed to be part of the bedding roll. There should
be a canvas "envelope" at each end, one for the pillow and the other for
misc items. The open ends of the "envelopes" faces toward the center of the
roll when it is all laid out. Three straps and buckles secure the roll and
contents into a cyclindrical shape of approximately 18-20 inches in
diameter. I have been told of a separate canvas that further waterproofs
the rig when rolled and acts as a ground sheet when the thing is laid out,
but my model 1935 bedding roll doesn't have that part. Hope this helps.
TJ
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hutterer <john.hutterer@deltec.com>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 5:27 AM
Subject: [MV] Bed Roll
>List Members,
>
>Came across an item this weekend that none of our group could identify,
with
>certainty. It's a piece of canvas, approximately 3' x 6' with several loops
>sewn to one side of it. One of the loops had a wide web belt, about 6' long
>threaded through it. It appears that the other loops should have this same
>belt inserted. Along either of the side edges, an additional piece of
canvas
>is sewn, about 2' x 6'. So we have a 2' x 6' piece of canvas, fairly light
>weight, a 3' x 6' piece of canvas, pretty heavy duty with three sets of
>loops at each end, and a second 2' x 6' piece of the lighter weight canvas.
>All dimensions are approximate.
>
>On the item is stenciled: U.S.
> Bedding Roll
> Model 1935
>
>Elsewhere, there is some additional lettering. The first part is smudged
but
>the legible part reads "Cab Co 1943".
>
>We have access to several of these, and if we can use them in our Museum,
we
>will. Any help in identifying them, and their purpose, would be
appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>John Hutterer
>Sen. Eng. Lab. Tech.
>SIMS Deltec
>651-628-7107
>john.hutterer@deltec.com
>
>
>
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