Blackhawk Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 This Foden steam delouising vehicle is unit marked YD, the US 26th Yankee Division. The crew is assisted by German prisoners in one of the pictures. The 101st Sanitation Train was part of the 26th Division which arrived in France September 21, 1917. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 How many of these were in US Army service? Do you know how they were ultimately disposed if? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) How many of these were in US Army service? Do you know how they were ultimately disposed if? Ten of the Foden delousing vehicles were bought for $1745 each in 1919 and sent with the American Polish Relief Expedition 1919-1921. "Typhus and Doughboys" ebooks may be read free online by a google search. There are many pictures and descriptions of the epidemic. Edited July 1, 2012 by Blackhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Peskett Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Herewith copy of an advertising card from the Thresher Disinfector Co. mounted on a Foden steam wagon . According to the monthly census of Mechanical Vehicles of the British Empire Forces there were some 98 of these disinfectors 'in stock' at 16th November 1918, by November 1919 there were only 9. Richard Peskett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Winter 0f 1918/19 saw a major flu pandemic. Very probably the units were used for sterilaisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) An interesting order list there: when you think of Foden-Thresh disinfectors, it's the Foden steam lorry mounted versions that come to mind - the type shown in the previous posts. I was unaware of horse-drawn versions; and surprising that they are only marginally cheaper than the 'motorised' ones. And why would a fixed version be more expensive still? (I'm assumiong it's all second-hand gear that was bought.) Anyone have pictures of these other types? Edited July 1, 2012 by Runflat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 All a horse drawn one would save is the transmissiom. The Foden's boiler would serve a dual purpose drive and disinfect. I presume a fixed unit would need a building and ancillirys attached. There must have ben a support vehicle for fuel water etc for the mobiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Yes, this is all the surplus AEF equipement being disposed of. Strange that they appear to be selling it to themselves, but i guess that the Polish relief commission is a different Government body. Just an internal accounting adjustment. Here is a photo of a British horse drawn disenfector in service with the US Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) You'll set Nigel off now. :nono: They were expensive bits of kit for the time. I wonder what actual production and new cost was. Anyone know who built the 'American' sterilisers? Edited July 2, 2012 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Anstead Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Some of the fixed Thresh disinfectors were huge, which is maybe why they were more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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