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Vintage SNCF Railway Worker’s Kit – Set of Work Equipment – Mid-20th Century

Vintage set comprising several utilitarian objects that may have formed part of an SNCF railway worker’s personal kit for a day’s work.

It includes a Wonder-brand metal portable lamp, an individual aluminium container that could be used as a mess tin, a canteen (without its cap) and its protective cover, as well as a blue-painted metal box for storage and transport.

This set evokes the daily lives of French railway workers in the mid-20th century, when they had their own equipment and personal belongings for their long working days.

The items have a lovely original patina, with signs of use and the passage of time.

Set sold as shown in the photographs.

Estimated period: 1940s to 1960s.

SNCF provenance and attribution to be confirmed.

The set weighs approximately 7 kg.
Shipping will be via Mondial Relay to a pickup point (with insurance).