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Rdover
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 413
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:10 pm Post subject: Valor 2 gallon petrol cans |
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I seem to building up quite a collection of these cans in an attempt to find 4 or 5 I can use with my Alldays but I'm having difficulty finding out what the date of manufacture is.
I have just bought 3 in great condition with "valor" and "1 5", "5 U" and "3 S" stamped on them. What I've found on the internet is that the date of manufacture is what is stamped but ..... "5 U" etc is not really a date. None of the 3 has either a deposit amount (3/-) on the top or a fuel manufacturer's name.
Any help or advice gratefully accepted. _________________ Richard |
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Rdover
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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rats - I thought the plain ones were earlier!
I have some that are definitely pre WW1 (e.g. Pratts) but they are very battered. I'll spend some time cleaning and repainting these plain ones for regular use. I could even put the A&O logo on them _________________ Richard |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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Rdover wrote: | rats - I thought the plain ones were earlier!
I have some that are definitely pre WW1 (e.g. Pratts) but they are very battered. I'll spend some time cleaning and repainting these plain ones for regular use. I could even put the A&O logo on them |
Post up a few photos, it'd be interesting to see them. There may have been plain early ones, I've not researched them in any great detail, but the plain ones I have are late I'm sure.
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