Bullet and Shell Civil War Projectiles Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Relicseaker on February 14, 2013, 08:41:07 PM
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Hi all. Can anyone of you experts help me out with this. This Sardine can has a label which I am including a picture of. If anyone has found one of these with the lable, can you tell me exactly what the French letters are. I can only read some of them, and any help would be appreciated. Also, is there supposed to be a date on it and where would it be. See Attached.
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In the winter of 1968 I purchased a sardine can with the same brass lable as your's from Jack Magune. Mine was dug around Petersburg, VA, and cost me fifty cents. Looking at mine, I cannot see a date on it and do not think there ever was one.
Best regards,
Gary
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Hey Gary...........thanks for responding. If you still have yours can you see if you can tell me the letters you have on yours. I know what is says in the middle portion with the border around it. The top letters across the top of mine looks like: RALESTRIE, but not sure. Also at the bottem it looks like CONGARNE, but not sure of that either. on the left side at the top going at an ange all I can see is what looks like EVETR, and on the right tip, it looks like the letters SCDC. I have been trying to translate these words into English, but not much success. If you don't mind, tell me what yours says. Best regards, and thanks for responding. Rudy Shultz.
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Letters across the top read: LOUIS LEVESQUE. Letters in the center read: SARDINES A L'HUILE. Bottom line reads: NANTES. Hope this helps.
Gary
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Thanks Gary. Do you have a picture of the label you can share? Thanks again, Rudy
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I do not have a camera which would provide a good picture. A couple or three decades ago the brass label detached from the tin sardine can.
Regrets,
Gary
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Thank you for all your trouble. I appreciate the response you have helped me with. If you decide you want to sell the lable, let me know. Rudy
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No problem. Glad to be of some small service. The condition of my label is not too good and would probably not be a benifet to your collection. Will keep it here.
Gary