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For me it isn't, fancy thinking that! Richard, I am rather shocked, it hadn't occured to me it could be misinterpreted in an unseemly way. :-o

I know of two people who own ROC posts which they are trying to re-equip/conserve. Sadly the posts have been subject to attack with sledge hammers & angle grinders in attempts to gain entry to their property. I am sure none of you would do that, but unfortunately there are some who would stop at nothing to break in.

I didn't want people to get bored and now I have shot myself in the foot :roll: Well what do you all make of this? It is an image from a British Army manual. I have merely removed the caption, I have not adjusted the image itself. well.....? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/xmasobject1.jpg[/img]

Oh well here goes its either Mitsubishi or Guandong? Question No.1 which war do you mean?

A little bit too adventuorous but it was actually 375,000,000 and 100,000.

Nope, still far too low.

Same old boring stuff. But if you want to slow down the opening of Christmas presents this has a sobering effect: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Radactape.jpg[/img]

"Tape, kraft paper, gummed to Defence Standard DEF 1299 or if specified, tape, pressure-sensitive (waterproof film), DEF STAN 81-47 or tape, reinforced, paper, gummed, TS 375 of 48mm minimum width."

Still far too low

Andy, tell the group about the annual pilgrimage from way up there down to Great Dorset Steam Fair with a Ferret and Saracen/Salidin. Also we would be impressed to hear the story of your dedication in driving the Ferret from John O Groats to Lands End :schocked:

Yup that's right :tup: But boxes are terribly important especially at this time of year, here is the prescribed MOD way to wrap up a present for your loved ones (or wives). Defence Standard 81-41 (Part 5)/Issue 2 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Box01-1.jpg[/img]

No idea Richard, I suppose quite a lot of them were. My source is The Army Quarterly Vol. L No.1 April 1945 it refers to "articles cartoned" and gives a larger figure than your sorurce which refers to MT sores (stores?) :naughty:

Here is one of the trailers:

You're the nearest so far, but still low for both figures.

A was bigger than B. But it was a lot more than suggested so far. BTW this cartoning was done not only at Central Ordnance Depots but outstations in the neighbourhood. These workers were housewives, elderly men, older children & other non-mobile civilians located in schools, village halls, fire stations, barns, etc.

Nope, well done for having a go.

I mean the number of articles that had to be cartoned by UK workers in preparation for the invasion of Normandy and as a seperate sub-question the additional articles that had to be cartoned to continue up to the end of 1944.

You don't actually have to claim the prize Colin, like Neil I think it's just an excuse for not knowing how many boxes & cartons were made for D-Day?

Neil, what about having a go at the cardboard box quiz ;-)

The lighting regs are here: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19891796_en_1.htm

Yes well obviously the Ryvita would go soft if they kept bolts in the boxes instead. Have you found the advice useful in keeping your Ryvita firm? I assume this part of your calorie controlled diet, which is why you manage to retain your figure? Do you remember Bengal Matches? Those red or green burning matches, inside they were wrapped up in pink paper - bits of the Financial Times. Whilst talking nonsense I have now got Min of Ag & Fish (before they became Dept for Elimination of Farming & Rural Affairs) Bulletin No.127 Dec 1643 "Home Curing of Bacon & Hams" covers dehairing (of the the pig that is), eviseration, checking abnormal odours etc. Going back to matches I can remember as a small boy just managing to read on a matchbox hat "A pig is a paradox in that it has to be killed to cured" I was completely perplexed by that as I had no idea what a big word like paradox meant.

Nnooh, this now a cardboard box forum. For the winner of my quiz the prize is a genuine box with a choice of a 1953 Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores label or one with a 1956 RAF Stores Vocabulary label. Buyer to collect. To avoid any controversy, I apologise these are post war boxes, the D-Day ones got wet.

No not enough This is obviously a more popular quiz Jack, got an answer within one minute :-D

It's far too complicated for us thickos. Just a few questions, or one real humdinger like: In preperation for the invasion of Normandy, how many cardboard boxes were supplied by this country?

Interesting to see that only two of the lower rated ones have UK NATO Codification. The other Codified ones are for the US & Canada.