Repro 15cwt GS box cover

[Bob Carriere]

HI Hanno

I see we are working from the same archived photos......

I actually was referring to the Ford cab 12 in the same series of pictures ...see below......

Noticed that the corner strap fits through a slip cut on the tarp to lock it in place..... the later models with the gromlets for the rope dispenced withthat additional work....... one question in my mind... is that trap canvas or leather with a keyhole cut in it....... old cartridge boxes for 1812 uniform used a similar brass "finding" that allowed the keyhole in the cover to hold tight and keep the paper cartridges from flying out.... or canvas that has some form of sewn reinforcement or even a metal gromlet..... Any one ever seen an early CMP tarp with the straps.....

I have also seen later cab 13 use the same metal spring devices that are used to hold the engine cover closed.... they used them between the ropes and those funny mini capstan. Stretch...pull down and lock on the pin....Which I beleive would be a lot faster to release a tarp in a battle situation than untying knots and loosening the ropes.... but I can find a decent pictures of them being actually used in service.

[Mike K]

Looking at the windows in that cab 12 top... I always thought it was a cotton material.. but apparently, it's made from a fine copper or brass woven gauze . Can anyone confirm or know otherwise ?

Mike

[Bob Carriere]

...according to AEDB publication.

Grant do you remember the section were it was described...?

More intriging is why...? they did have plastic for the side windows..?

Bob

[john hoffman]

I'll take a stab. Advent of thermal plastics, i.e., bakelite, etc., was a mere science pre WW2. Hostilities pushed plastics production way ahead, accellerated it.

Was it not the prewar norm for box covers to have a simple canvas view "flap" if any at all ? Prewar Hillmans, Austins, early Morris truck pics show canvas covers with tied flaps, but I'll be damned if none are shown rolled up to exposed the clear plastic sheet, if it was there.

Cheerio, Johnnie.

[Bob Carriere]

.... it was 1947 or 48 before the first expensive plastic toys were available... and it was brittle and NO plastic glue existed..... my Dad mended broken plastic by using a kitchen knife heated on the stove.....or nail removing solutions (acetone)......memories..... my early toys were cast of rubber or white metal..... the wheels/tires wer made of a pressed cardboard or papier mache which did not last long playing in damp sand.....

Who remembers the name of the Crown Corporation created in Canada to jump start the plastic industry.....??? early 40s.......

Bob
PS....Man it's cold this morning....Minus 25 C..... it actually hurts just to stand there...... that's why I am here on the 'puter.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

.... it was 1947 or 48 before the first expensive plastic toys were available... and it was brittle and NO plastic glue existed..... my Dad mended broken plastic by using a kitchen knife heated on the stove.....or nail removing solutions (acetone)......memories..... my early toys were cast of rubber or white metal..... the wheels/tires wer made of a pressed cardboard or papier mache which did not last long playing in damp sand.....

Who remembers the name of the Crown Corporation created in Canada to jump start the plastic industry.....??? early 40s.......

Bob
PS....Man it's cold this morning....Minus 25 C..... it actually hurts just to stand there...... that's why I am here on the 'puter.

Who remembers the name of the Crown Corporation created in Canada to jump start the plastic industry.....??? early 40s.......

Reliable...
And the plastic dolls today in show room condition are worth more than the bisque dolls of the last century..
Look them up on e0pay..

[Stewart Loy]

Gents,

I have most of you down for your 15cwt tarps, and we will move to production soon.

If anybody is on the fence, and wondering about a canvas cover for your 15cwt truck, it is time to decide. PM me with your needs, and don't be the only one without a tarp.


Stewart