Lot 348

Pair Boise Cascade & Pueblo Tent Canvas Water Bags

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Pair Boise Cascade & Pueblo Tent Canvas Water Bags

Starting Bid: $5

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
June 29, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

This lot features two canvas evaporative water bags, which were essential accessories for mid-century desert travel and camping. The first bag is a Desert Brand Sanitary Water Bag, produced by the Boise Cascade Textile Division, with locations in Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco, California. It is made from heavy canvas and includes a metal spout with a crown-cap closure. The front is printed in red and black ink with a logo depicting a crossed pickaxe and shovel. The back of the bag is stamped with instructions: SATURATE BEFORE USING and DRY OPEN BAG IN SUN ONCE A WEEK. The second bag is a Minnequa Water Bag, manufactured by The Pueblo Tent and Awning Company of Pueblo, Colorado. It is constructed from heavy canvas and features a red printed graphic of a Native American chief in a feathered headdress. This bag includes a metal spout with a cork stopper and a fiber rope handle secured by metal rings. An alphanumeric code K23-1776 is printed on the front. These bags functioned through evaporative cooling, where a small amount of water seeping through the porous canvas would evaporate, cooling the remaining water inside.

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