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18-07-11, 03:18
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Sunshine Manufacturing, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Sunshine Waterloo Company Limited
Formed in 1930 by the association of Waterloo Manufacturing Co. Limited and H. V. McKay Ltd. of Sunshine Australia, the company originally planned to produce a self-propelled combine in Canada for sales in the United States and the Argentine. However, before the doors could open, the Depression struck and a decision was made to manufacture more economical products such as dies and stampings for automobiles. During the Depression years, the company also developed and manufactured baby carriages, bicycles, tricycles, shelving and partitions. With Canada’s entry into the Second World War, the company switched to manufacturing war supplies, mainly bombs, anti-tank mines and components for planes and army vehicles. At its peak production during the War, Sunshine Waterloo employed over 1,200 workers, many of them women. See URL: http://www.city.waterloo.on.ca/veter...spx?tabid=1342 Sourced July 17, 2011 9:14 pm. Last edited by Michael R.; 24-06-12 at 18:27. 
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18-07-11, 03:37
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Battery Box manufacturing at Sunshine Waterloo Company Ltd
Employees, Floyd Schmidt, left, and Howard Shantz rivetting bullet proof steel on Universal Carrier battery box.
See: http://images.ourontario.ca/waterloo/30352/data?n=6 Sourced 17 July, 2011 @ 9:35 pm Last edited by Michael R.; 24-06-12 at 18:27.
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18-07-11, 05:48
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Army standard in Canada was always the use of a coal tar epoxy (non lead) compound paint for the battery boxes. It is that glossy black. You needed non lead so the acid would not eat at the metal box, either through vapors or spillage.
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11-10-11, 13:41
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Anyone have any pictures or info on what the WS19 batteries looked like and how they fitted into this box?
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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13-10-11, 07:15
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Ive seen this picture many times of carriers sitting outside of the Ford plant in Windsor, Ont. However I only just noticed the black painted sqaure on the rear plate of the carrier. Check out the carrier just on the right side. You can still see the black poking out from around the edges of the radio battery box.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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13-10-11, 09:11
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On the remnants of my rear armour it had the black square painted on, i always thought this had just been painted on at a later date (post war) just goes to show !
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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13-10-11, 09:31
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Sherman battery boxes are also painted black gloss inside. It is an acid resistant paint though and certainly not rubberised.
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Adrian Barrell
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