Tony B Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Possibly, the guy with the display did suggest that it could've been the name of a vehicle.But plants and flowers? not very butch! Samphire is a coastal plant, was a very prized for medicinal reason, very high in Vitamin C so sought fater by sailors to treat scurvy. Was also a very popular girls name at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I have a dim memory from my childhood....... that you could make a small, self-propelled boat from a piece of balsa wood with a block of samphire pinned to the back. On contact with water, it would fizz and push the boat along. I remember it as a pellet, possibly used in cleaning clothes. I can find no mention of this online, so I may be completely wrong but that's what first sprang to mind and at least would make some sense to have some in a tin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Other thought, maybe it spent some time on a boat? Seems a good name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Digging deeper into my brain, it may have been camphor I was thinking of, in which case ignore everything I posted earlier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Can't have worked then! the moths have got in!:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 just thought I would throw in my bit, while up my fathers today, thought I would rummage around his sheds, found a US 30 cal ammo tin, a 7.62 ammo tin and this WD stamped 1944 2gall petrol tin. Somewhere there is one marked M-O-S, will post pic when found Enjoy Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Rescue rapidaly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 bought this can on sunday 12.10.2008 paid £8, what you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Elsdon Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I had an 1944 ESSO Valor petrol can which was painted grey and had POOL PETROL stencilled in black on it, the paint was very worn but the can was straight, recently got 15 quid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 bought this can on sunday 12.10.2008 paid £8, what you think? Intresting, as I have a couple of jerrycans of the same date, if anyone wants them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 This Beltring me and the guys from Wildenberg almost bought every petrolcan. I should take pics of my cans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) OK, took some pics of my cans. Canadian 1943. Canadian 1942. Canadian 1944. Canadian 1943. Edited October 16, 2008 by Enigma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 'Pratts petrol ! :rofl::rofl::rofl:Sorry, awaiting more pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 British 1944. Canadian 1944. Esso 1939. Pratts 1933. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Shell 1950. British 1940. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 'Pratts petrol ! :rofl::rofl::rofl:Sorry, awaiting more pills. Settle down Tony,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Enigma, I really think that your red Shell can is 1930 dated. Were they also made post-war ? As this is supposed to be a pre-war section, here's my 1939 dated Valor Actually I'm cheating because it is December 1939 - the same month (maybe) as my 16H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I've taken a better pic. It is 1950. This topic would be better in Weapons/Accessories however. I also have another 4 which aren't dated. Just a maker and a code. Anyone knows when these were made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Are the Valour tins petrol tins? Reason I'm asking is the name is more associated with Parrafin devices. Atr the time the British were using Tilley and Bialladin presure lamps. The Doctor's Tilley I had, now in the care of Andy Robertshaw, and the Bialladin I still have are dated 1953. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Are the Valour tins petrol tins? Reason I'm asking is the name is more associated with Parrafin devices. Atr the time the British were using Tilley and Bialladin presure lamps. The Doctor's Tilley I had, now in the care of Andy Robertshaw, and the Bialladin I still have are dated 1953. The undated ones have petroleum spirit embossed on the top, is that the same as parafin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 No, you definitley do not want to mix up the two. Paraffin is the British name for Kerosene. That's what suprised me, Valour, as those of us of a certain age will remember, used to make the old upright Parffin Heaters. They did sell tins under their own brand name though for domestic market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 That's an interesting item to know as On this side of the pond Paraffin is the name we give to a wax . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 That's what suprised me, Valour, as those of us of a certain age will remember, used to make the old upright Parffin Heaters. They did sell tins under their own brand name though for domestic market. Most of the prewar cans I have, all embossed with oil company names, Shell, Redline, etc. are made by Valor. I would not confuse the issue that they made paraffin heaters, they obviously had a good trade with oil companies for many years, producing 2-gall cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Elsdon Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I also have a petrol tin that is 1 Gal, it looks a bit like a 2 Gal item that has been cut down, the handle is actually a spout that unscrews and screws onto the filler neck, making it easy to refuel without pouring most of the contents down the side of the vehicle or what have you. Painted red and stamped Petroleum spirit, very useful dont know what year it is though, will try and get a piccie! bought if for a fiver from an autojumble about 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 the metal pressing from Valour makes sense if you consider the old heaters were basically pressed metal, was pressing the main job and heaters etc secondary does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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