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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JamesInAZ, post: 135709, member: 2038&quot;]I have had this chest for many years and have just grown curious about it&#039;s history.</p><p><br /></p><p>How old is it?</p><p>I think it may be from around WW2? </p><p><br /></p><p>I did some research on the stencil information and there was a Naval Operations Base in that area from 1846, 1917-1947.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOBLongBeach.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOBLongBeach.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOBLongBeach.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOBSanPedroHist.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOBSanPedroHist.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOBSanPedroHist.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Someone had stenciled text onto the side for shipping purposes.</p><p>-------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>FROM S.O.&nbsp;&nbsp; B/L 6060133</p><p>P.S.N.T&nbsp; PIG. 8919</p><p>BREMERTON&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; WT.137</p><p>WASH</p><p><br /></p><p>S.O In Com. N.S.D</p><p>NAVAL OPERATING BASE</p><p>SAN PEDRO, CALIF</p><p>FOR-JOHN F. COLLINS</p><p>575 16th Street</p><p>SAN PEDRO, CALIF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35355[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35356[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35359[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35353[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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