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....easy restoration - could look nice behind your MV?..............

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111707840957?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

WC51 looks like a useful beast - but I must stay focused :undecided:

thanks for your help.

Welcome in, yes worth saving. Be Weery carful though! You may well end up getting a Bedford to put it on!

Ah! 'you know me too well' already

If I decide to put the bowser/tank up for sale do you think it would do better in the classifieds on HMVF (which category?? and tricky to value) or that well-known auction site?

Hi, and welcome in!

 

i think what you have is the tank off a Bedford MWC water tanker. Have a look: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?15406-Bedford-MWC-66144-water-tank

Thankyou! that looks spot on.

Question is - is this something worth saving, or is it going for scrap? (goes very much 'against the grain')

thanks - do you think this is something worth saving?

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.