Usually the strange items we have at Epstein’s come with a story. Well, this Korean War era twine has no story because it’s been here so long no one remembers ever buying it. Harry must have snagged this in one of his early military surplus deals and its sat in a box upstairs in the warehouse ever since. “What is it made out of?” you might ask. We asked ourselves the same question, and then realized we had no idea. “What makes it Korean War twine?” We are just guessing at the time period, but most importantly, calling it Korean War Twine sounds a lot better than just calling it old. “How long is it?” Well…..it’s really long. A couple thousand feet? I don’t know, and I’m not going to unravel it to find out, but at $7.50 I’m hoping we won’t have to delve deeper into any of these questions.
Who doesn’t love a good size comparison photo. Look how little it makes that pop can look!
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well, we know how long it is, what it is made from and what we used it for. unfortunately since it is of the utmost secrecy, if we told you we would um…….have to… well you know, so we can’t. we need you to keep scouring the world for more treasures.
Maybe it’s commie cotton? I’ll bet you have a linen tester to check it out, or even a Russkie military surplus microscope. Sweaters knitted out of this stuff would have made the Cold War a little warmer.
Korean War Era Twine.
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, A.K.A. DRMO.
Military surplus of DoD (Department of Defense).
Cotton Material.
No longer wanted by DoD. Sent to DRMO for possible use by another Federal, State, Conty and or Municipal Agency.
Not wanted. DRMO Auction. Sold to highest bidder.
In this case HJE Company.
DoD/GSA (General Services Administration.
Purchase goobs and goobs of stuff, which is never used and surplused. Then purchase more and repeat cycle.
Waste Fraud and Abuse of Federal Assets. Toll Free Telephone Number.
Uncle Sammy at his best!
Now on a bit more of a serious note.
Restating this material appears to be of cotton.
Used to wrap parcels and label tags.
Remember when a roll sat on the counter at ALL U.S. Postal Stations?
Still cataloged in the GSA Catalog/National Stock Number (NSN).
Found also in Military (All Branches) Supply Command catalogs.
Can also be found in(DoD) Medical Corps supply catalogs.
Material can also be embalmer’s ligature and closurer thread.
Can also be found in funeral service industry supply catalogs, such as Kelco Supply, Embalmers Supply Company,Fridgid Fluids, Slaughter Instrument Company and such.
Interesting find in the catacombs of HJE Company.
Should be a good seller and is a quality product at a fair price.
Many uses.
I bought a roll today while stopping in the store. It will soon be holding up tomato plants in my garden.
But, they found out it wasn’t military surplus when I was there. But, the age is still probably accurate.
Does the twine have a wax-like feel to it? If so, it is what I use for leather work. I’d be very interested if it is wax-based.
Nope. No wax.
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