john1950 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 A wonderfull project to be involved with. Good luck on your journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thankyou for your interest John. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I am probably wrong but do these vehicles and owners reside in Durham? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) No, but they are in N. Yorks and both attend the Beamish rally. Edited August 16, 2017 by Tomo.T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I used to work with a driver who did agency work for a company with green trucks, based in H.Le.Spring. They kept old trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 E & N Ritchie are supplying the transport to Belgium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 2+2 do make 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosunAl Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Unless two is sufficiently large and four sufficiently small . . . so saith a mathematician way above my pay level! Bosun Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Bells to Ypres. Mission accomplished. Photos to follow. First the bells on display at GDSF; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 That must be a fantastic feeling. Great job everyone involved. Looking forward to pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Next our arrival in Ypres and tour of local Military Cemeteries : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Visiting Menin Gate, The rain had set in for the day unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 And what's it like driving over wet cobble stones? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Next day was bright and sunny for the delivery of the bells to St, Georges. The Dennis was still going, but the Thornycroft had suffered a broken universal joint and needed some assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Well done. Super photos. Weather looks horrible. Must have made it a bit unpleasant to drive in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 And what's it like driving over wet cobble stones? Robert Much as you would expect really! As they say in Yorkshire 'Steady Away'. Tomo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Well done. Super photos. Weather looks horrible. Must have made it a bit unpleasant to drive in. We had one bad day when the temp. dropped from 30 to 15 degrees and it rained pretty much all day with a cold breeze. The run up to Menin Gate was the worst as we were driving into it, and it finally got through my service dress tunic. Otherwise fine and sunny with two good channel crossings. Tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Have you got parts for Thornycroft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 I think it will be necessary to make a new UJ. The old one was badly pitted and no longer fit for purpose as it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 I am pleased to report that the offending spider has been successfully repaired and is now back at work. Had a most enjoyable trip out around the lanes of Old Warden stopping only to sample the excellent Abbot in the Cock at Broom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Hi Tomo. At Old Warden, you very kindly showed me the Pyrene extinguisher that you have for the Thorny and I was most interested to hear the details. Tim gave me this one for Christmas last year for the next project. It is American made and 1917 dated which is absolutely wonderful for us. I am sure that you said something about the font of 'Pyrene' and also the colouring of the label. And also something about the position of the filler plug. Please could you comment on this one and also give me some tips on how to clean it as yours was immaculate! Mind you, I am sure that a lot of hours went into it! Many thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Hi Steve, Re Pyrene extinguishers. From what I've managed to glean on these. All were manufactured in the US until 1919 and were supplied to the British Army amongst others. The interesting prominent London address on yours refers to a distribution centre rather than a manufacturing facility. There are two main types of label for WW1 (although yours appears to be a third variety !) The early horizontal Pyrene logo which you have, changed in 1917 for an angled version placed in an oval surround and this has since remained the same. Principal difference in the extinguisher is that early ones have the filler plug in front, in line with the label, but this was moved to the rear out of harms way in 1925. There are other minor differences in the casing. I am in the process of cleaning up another earlier model and when that is finished I will post some pics in a new thread. Suffice to say yours is absolutely correct and I am very envious of the London inscription. Tomo Edited September 29, 2017 by Tomo.T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thanks Tomo. There is something new to be learned every day! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) Steve, You are quite right. I am now thinking yours may be an actual British issue extinguisher. There are slight differences in the lettering, mainly in the prominence given to the Queens St.London address, which was really only a distribution centre during WW1. I was not aware of this detail and this is the first of this type I have seen. The label, normally brass, appears to be aluminium on your example which was presumably a wartime expediency, there being a massive demand for brass in the munitions industry as America and Canada were supplying a good chunk of the ammunition we were needing on the Western Front. The casing was still brass though. From your pictures it would seem there are traces of a black background to the larger labels, with the indented lettering picked out in red.This is the same as my earlier one. Both my examples have come from the US and although period correct, were probably intended for the home market. Tomo Edited September 23, 2017 by Tomo.T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 The newly installed bells of St. Georges Ypres rang out for the first time on Sunday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.