Shed Find

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Chris Suslowicz

Aha! So that's what it it. I've got one of those (came from Australia with another bag). I imagine it was to contain all the ancillaries (guys, pins, hammer, and base plate) and the mast would be carried separately - being wood I'd expect it to be rather longer than the 3-foot 'D rods', possibly only two or three sections, like the 17-foot poles used for overhead line and road crossings which were two-piece with a slot-in joint sleeve.

Chris.

This pic shows the three hook/straps along the upper sides that hold the wooden masts . Maybe three 7 foot long or two 10.5 foot long ? Both sides of the van have the straps. For some unknown reason, photos of the masts in their storage straps are rare.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C207912