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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:49 am Post subject: Jerry Cans |
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WITHOUT doing a GOOGLE search.
Why is a Jerry can so named? _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
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V8 Nutter
Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 588
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Because they were originally a German military idea |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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consul 57
Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 488 Location: somerset
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:57 am Post subject: |
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a company i worked for sold jerrycans and when i put in jerrycan in the search box to find the price and sell one it never came up, when i tackled the IT dept about this they said i spelt it wrong, they spelled it gerry can, silly sods, i got them to change it pretty damm quick.
i am surprised we are still allowed to call them that now! |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3828 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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My Brother collects Jerry cans...his back wall of his shed has around 40-50 of them all neatly displayed. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Rootes75 wrote: | My Brother collects Jerry cans...his back wall of his shed has around 40-50 of them all neatly displayed. |
Do you know if they are worth more as rusty original with traces of original paint and markings or fully restored? |
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012 Posts: 1735 Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Something I've noticed is that old painted cans can still be around long after modern powder coated cans have rusted out...
I have pretty much 0 faith in powder coating for giving protection to metals, IMO it's only suitable for decorative purposes. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Bitumen Boy wrote: | Something I've noticed is that old painted cans can still be around long after modern powder coated cans have rusted out...
I have pretty much 0 faith in powder coating for giving protection to metals, IMO it's only suitable for decorative purposes. |
In some circles it is de rigueur to have your chassis powder coated...or the restoration is deemed below par.
When one of my visitors saw I had just painted my chassis black, he was decidedly sniffy. I responded that given my age, it would probably "see me out" whatever I did.
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Keith D
Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 1130 Location: Upper Swan, Western Australia
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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The black powder coating on my Austin Seven wheels has not chipped yet and it was done 15 years ago. Admittedly an Austin Seven hardly moves very fast.
However, I was extremely careful when I fitted new tyres last year. With plenty of soap (and plenty of grunting) you can actually roll them on the rims without using tyre irons. (Provided you don't need to use your hands, wrists and fingers for a few hours afterwards!)
Keith _________________ 1926 Chrysler 60 tourer
1932 Austin Seven RN long wheelbase box sedan
1950 Austin A40 tourer
1999 BMW Z3
Its weird being the same age as old people.
You are either part of the problem or part of the solution |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Keith D wrote: | The black powder coating on my Austin Seven wheels has not chipped yet and it was done 15 years ago. Admittedly an Austin Seven hardly moves very fast.
However, I was extremely careful when I fitted new tyres last year. With plenty of soap (and plenty of grunting) you can actually roll them on the rims without using tyre irons. (Provided you don't need to use your hands, wrists and fingers for a few hours afterwards!)
Keith |
Unfortunately, my poor hands are painful; especially my thumbs. If I try gripping anything, I can't release some of my fingers; so I shall not be fitting any tyres by hand. |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3828 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | Rootes75 wrote: | My Brother collects Jerry cans...his back wall of his shed has around 40-50 of them all neatly displayed. |
Do you know if they are worth more as rusty original with traces of original paint and markings or fully restored? |
If we find one with nice patina and some original markings or paint still intact we leave it that way. I just managed to find one in my local Reclamation yard, dated 1943, no holes and original paint...£15!! _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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When I was a young lad growing up we lived close to the vast old Inkerman Barracks. When the military moved out they left tons of WW2 stuff lying about. It was all totally worthless back then but if I had realised how WW2 relics would soar in price I could have made a fortune.!
All I have is an old ammo box that has gone rusty through being stored in my shed. |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3828 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | When I was a young lad growing up we lived close to the vast old Inkerman Barracks. When the military moved out they left tons of WW2 stuff lying about. It was all totally worthless back then but if I had realised how WW2 relics would soar in price I could have made a fortune.!
All I have is an old ammo box that has gone rusty through being stored in my shed. |
I collect wartime dated tools and the like to display with our lorry, the way prices have soared for wartime equipment over the last few years is eye watering at times. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Rootes75 wrote: | Ray White wrote: | When I was a young lad growing up we lived close to the vast old Inkerman Barracks. When the military moved out they left tons of WW2 stuff lying about. It was all totally worthless back then but if I had realised how WW2 relics would soar in price I could have made a fortune.!
All I have is an old ammo box that has gone rusty through being stored in my shed. |
I collect wartime dated tools and the like to display with our lorry, the way prices have soared for wartime equipment over the last few years is eye watering at times. |
After the War, Inkerman barracks was a 'de mob' centre. I once found a huge pile of brass buttons and buckles. It was where all the tunics were burned. At the bottom of the WW2 buttons were (bigger) WW1 ones. I collected enough to fill my pockets...but I have no idea what happened to them. |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3828 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:41 am Post subject: |
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I recall my Father telling me that when he was a boy growing up in Wells, Somerset, he and his friends would watch goods trains come in loaded with military scrap . He said once of carriages coming in filled to the roofs with wartime British helmets for the scrap man, hundreds and thousands of them!! _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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