Hi everyone,
curiosity brings me here. I've had a water bowser sitting in one of the fields on my smallholding for some years now. It's been very much part of the scenery, so it was only a few days ago that i took a closer look. The only mark is "TB WATER EQUIPMENT". I have made some initial enquiries and received the following:
Dear Brian,
The water bowser is almost certainly a Thompson Brothers product. From the 1930s onwards they specialised in them. I have had a look to see if I can find a photo of some of their later products, but so far have been unsuccessful. If you have a photograph of the bowser, and want to email it to me, I am more than happy to add it to the website.
http://www.blackcountrymemories.org.uk/thompbros/thompbros02.htm
I spotted the following on this site, which has similarities to mine :
http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?29865-WW2-20cwt-Water-trailer-bowser-restoration
I will attempt to add pics of mine below:
think that probably failed - perhaps I am not allowed to do pics yet?? Sorry for Newbie fumblings - I would be glad to hear from someone who knows about these bowsers.