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24-08-08, 10:34
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American Jerry Cans
Hi all - one of my contacts has a pair of WW2 American Jerry Cans. Apparently, apart from the pressed stampings into the metal, there were also some words stencilled onto the side/s. Does anyone have this wording. An image would be brilliant.
Bob
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24-08-08, 12:26
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G'day Bob,
Probably ATLANTIC MOTOR OIL. Atlantic sold thousands of oil-filled jerry cans after the war. I have one here and it has the grade of oil as well as ATLANTIC on the front below the spout. Can't get to it at the moment for a photo. Regards Rick
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24-08-08, 13:01
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25-08-08, 06:59
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i have about 40 WWII fuel cans (some unissued) and none had anything stenceled on them. there were stampings on the side, bottom, and under the handle depending on who made them and what year.
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25-08-08, 08:48
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Dave
This is probably an Australasian thing. Various oil companies must have aquired large numbers of them. Here in N.Z. they are commonly found in various forms, some painted white with " Mobil Oil Company " on them, some as "Shell Oil " in yellow. Some were just stensilled over the O.D.
Interestingly most have the same date pressed into the bottom. (20-5-42) if I remember correctly.
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