Hygiene
Hobsons Soap 4oz Airborne – Looks to be some kind of 101st Airborne -branded soap box. Made by the Hobson Soap Co. out of New York. Print on cardstock and then cut and fold where applicable. The soap was likely wrapped in paper inside the container. Use any standard 4oz soap bar.
Toilet Paper Package – The US Army got 22 sheets wrapped up into brown kraft/brown paperbag type paper. About 6in in wide by 4in. long
Fold in the sides to the center. Fold up the bottom to about a third. Use some elmer’s type glue to glue the bottom. Put toilet paper in the top. You can glue the top down or leave it open so you can reuse the package
Red Cross Snack Bar Ticket Nibble for a Nickle – A Red Cross ticket to purchase something at a snack bar.
This measures 1.75in wide by 3in long. This was originally taken from an eBay listing in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
Paper type is unknown. It’s not cardstock but not regular 8.11in by 11in printing paper. Worthpoint has a picture of a similar model (that doesn’t include the pedestal).
The pdf hasn’t been tested but if needed you can download the document file and make edits.
As it’s supposed to be Romulus and Remus it’s probably a Red Cross Ticket associated with the Italian Campaign.
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Permit No. 157416 | For use of a member of the US armed forces or its allies. It is dated 2 Dec 1944.
3.5in wide by 2.25in long.
Paper type is unknown as is use case. There is no pdf associated with this you’d have to take the images and create one.
V-Mail Envelope – This has two parts. The front and the rear. Print off the front first on a standard 8.5×11 sheet of printing paper. Then flip it over such that the address on the rear is at the bottom (link to my Google Drive) when holding the front. See the image gallery for specifics.
Then fill out the V-mail using a pencil or a WW2-era pen. Fold the sides inward and then close it.
Note that the actual V-Mail is 9.25 inches high by 11in. wide. This is because the envelope closure lip extends out.
GI Jerry Guide Book by Lt Dave Berger – A pdf of about a dozen GI Jerry comics. Lt Dave Berger was a cartoonist who published a book of his comics in 1945. His Wikipedia article explains more.
