25 pounder Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 today's finds , in a shed nearby collection of shell casings, about 40 fuel cans , US style , couple of British cans , 2 early pattern cans:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Thats quite a find! :-) What are you going to do with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garys39 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Looks very much like a "Normandy" barn find, the early cans with X in them should be pre or early wartime German ones ? Regards Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Looks very much like a "Normandy" barn find, the early cans with X in them should be pre or early wartime German ones ?Regards Gary Yeah, lots of stuff found its way to Normandy barns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thats quite a find! :-) What are you going to do with them? I intend to re-start my collection , after having NOT WANTED visitors at my shed and home , taken my kit away !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Looks very much like a "Normandy" barn find, the early cans with X in them should be pre or early wartime German ones ?Regards Gary could be German , or British , but there's a fair chanche they're Italian ,because 2 of them are yellow (sand) , original pattern has been designed for Italian army , and here , on our airfield, was an Italian fighter squadron at the beginning of the war to support the Luftwaffe with their battle against the RAF By the way , Italian pilots where not very apreciated by Luftwaffe men, they caused more sorrow than profit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garys39 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 could be German , or British , but there's a fair chanche they're Italian ,because 2 of them are yellow (sand) , original pattern has been designed for Italian army , and here , on our airfield, was an Italian fighter squadron at the beginning of the war to support the Luftwaffe with their battle against the RAFBy the way , Italian pilots where not very apreciated by Luftwaffe men, they caused more sorrow than profit!! Any chance of a close up picture of these cans ? Thanks Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 could be German , or British , but there's a fair chanche they're Italian ,because 2 of them are yellow (sand) , original pattern has been designed for Italian army , and here , on our airfield, was an Italian fighter squadron at the beginning of the war to support the Luftwaffe with their battle against the RAFBy the way , Italian pilots where not very apreciated by Luftwaffe men, they caused more sorrow than profit!! I've got two British 1944 date sand coloured ones. Funny enough, they came back last year from a Normandy Barn. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radek Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 It looks like as in my shed. I have to check if I have any british cans with AMC marking. AMC=Austin Motor Co. :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Any chance of a close up picture of these cans ?Thanks Gary will do soon , anything particular you want to see ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 some more pictures , 2nd picture shows the british cans , various manufacturers , such as BMB , VM , PSC , W&W, all fabricated before 1945, the "early style" cans are different at the cap , the rivet to hold the flexible lid , is at the yellow can hollow , as it is on all my other "late" cans on the green can , the used rivet has a solid top , cap is also slightly different from the other one , any ideas someone ? the yellow can still has a (fading) red ink stamp , MT 80 , at which the 80 stands for octane number , but what stands "MT" for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 MT = Motor Transport = Petrol engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 MT 80 , at which the 80 stands for octane number , but what stands "MT" for ? Mechanical Transport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 The US style cans , all of them are fuel cans , all with screw-on caps , but some of them have caps I've never seen before, most of them have date and manufacturers name on the bottom , some have it stamped at the top, makers are , RHEEM , NESCO , Wheeling, Chtanooga , ... all of them are dated before 1945, and most of them are in reasonable condition, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 It looks like as in my shed. I have to check if I have any british cans with AMC marking. AMC=Austin Motor Co. :cool2: I always thought that AMC stood for Associated Motorcycles (Matchless - AJS - Sunbeam)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 MT = Motor Transport = Petrol engine Mechanical Transport, thanks both for your answers ,:nut:, it gives me at least one answer , about the origin of the can , definetely British , because it has never been repainted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 , thanks both for your answers ,:nut:, it gives me at least one answer , about the origin of the can , definetely British , because it has never been repainted Richard is correct, it is often eroneously explained as motor transport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 had a quick clean of 3 cans, still solid at the bottom , some pits but definetly worth to preserve, does anybody has any idea about the various modells of caps , and what is the meaning of ICC- 5 L , stamped on the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 ICC = Interstate Commerce Commission 20 = 20 liters 5 = 5 gallon Early gas cans (at least through 1941) have the 2 straight ears screw on lid. After 1941 there is the 4 rounded ear screw on lids. I think sometime in the later 50's the 4 straight ear screw on lid comes into being. Greetz :-D David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 ICC = Interstate Commerce Commission20 = 20 liters 5 = 5 gallon Early gas cans (at least through 1941) have the 2 straight ears screw on lid. After 1941 there is the 4 rounded ear screw on lids. I think sometime in the later 50's the 4 straight ear screw on lid comes into being. Greetz :-D David OK , we're getting smarter every day , thanks a lot :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 i know this is an old thread, and its been mentioned before , but for anyone who is interested this is a good read. (got ours off good old e bay ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 my wife thought I was mad when I bought this book ,but it is surprisingly interesting and contains a wealth of info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Yep, got it. I have a nice collection of Jerrycans (mainly German) so had to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Books are ALWAYS interesting , the more you read the smarter you'll become !!:cheesy::cheesy::cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 rarely need encouragement to buy another book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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