[Milsurplus] CH-74-A Storage Chests

[WA5CAB@cs.com]

Groups,

I stumbled upon a large batch of CH-74-A chests (for the SCR-506, 508, etc.). 
 Most are 50's dated, most have had all external hardware stripped off 
(destructively in most cases) and all have been being used as shelving for the last 
??? years.  I'm making probably the last load tomorrow, as I don't have 
storage space for all of them.  If anyone could use some sturdy enclosed shelving 
(roughly 36"W x 18"D x 15"H) AND can come to Houston and pick them up, let me 
know by about 12:00Z tomorrow (Friday) and we'll haul as many as the trailer 
will hold.  I'll temporarily shoe-horn them in somewhere (probably have to put my 
trailer back out in the rain).  As shelving, they will stack four high 
safely, or five high if bolted together.  Price will be around $25 per unit which 
happens to be comparable to commercial grade open shelving of roughly the same 
size.  I realize this is short notice but I only learned last night that my 
cost was a flat amount for the lot, regardless of however many I have to leave 
behind.

There will be good undated ones available later for use as originally 
intended.  But I have to first find someone to make the canvas fly, as all are 
missing (I do have an NOS sample in my collection).  Also, if anyone does have an 
original with the canvas and that is definitely WW-II vintage, I'd like to 
compare it to these.

Robert Downs - Houston
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