[TR] winter storage

[Dave]

That's 'cause they were paced in cosmoline.  ;-)

Cheers and thanks for the remembrances.

 

 

Dave Massey


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Macartney <john.macartney at ukpips.org.uk>
To: 'Reihing, Randall S.' <Randall.Reihing at utoledo.edu>; 'dave n' <dave at ranteer.com>; triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, May 3, 2016 6:23 am
Subject: Re: [TR] winter storage



Randall Reihing wrote:

I have two WW II US Army five gallon cans that were originally on a WW II US Army tank and at 75 years old they are still good, do not leak, are not rusty inside or outside, and hold fuel for as long as I need them to, which is a lot less than 20-30 years.  
 
Snap! They knew how to make them in WW2. I’ve still got a 25 litre German jerrican in German field grey stamped, “Wehrmacht. Afrika Korps 1942 – fur Kubelwagen”. Presumably it was designed to clip on to the open-topped VW used by the likes of Rommel and friends?
 
How this can made it back to England is anyone’s guess, especially as it has two approx. 5 inch diameter patches painted olive green welded to either face equally stamped on the patches “British Fifth Army LRDG” which LRDG means Long Range Desert Group. These were the guys who penetrated far behind enemy lines and made a nuisance of themselves by blowing up supply lines and indulging in other unco-operative initiatives. Dad used the can for years afterwards for kerosene to keep the kero heater in our greenhouse at home going in the winter. It’s still good for use and while it takes up a lot of space in my tiny workshop, I can’t bring myself to be rid of itJ It’s strange how the Germans and the Allies used such a familiar design. Who copied who or was it two like minds on different sides coming up with the same idea and concept?
 
Jonmac



	
        
		
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