anti-freeze stencil

[Ron Pier]

It looks like a stencil face of a lion to me. Ron

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Ron Pier

It looks like a stencil face of a lion to me. Ron

Interesting. A lot of armoured cars had honourary or presentation markings on them as donated from an organization or representing some royal person.

Looking at the marking by the driver I'm tending towards how many 37mm rounds of each type, AP, explosive, etc. It's about the only thing that would need to be updated like that. Any 37mm gun experts out there?

[Lynn Eades]

The bottom image looks like a lions face. I hadn't picked up on Rons post when I said this either
Up by the drivers hatch, see image. Some variation of this? Top one maybe WT?
The carrier TCQL Tons, Hundred weight (cwt = 112lb), Quarters (q=56lb), L = Lb (pounds weight) Simple aye! (for the young people)

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

The bottom image looks like a lions face. I hadn't picked up on Rons post when I said this either
Up by the drivers hatch, see image. Some variation of this? Top one maybe WT?
The carrier TCQL Tons, Hundred weight (cwt = 112lb), Quarters (q=56lb), L = Lb (pounds weight) Simple aye! (for the young people)

If the photo was just that much clearer you could make out the letters. Weigh kind of makes sense but then I wonder why the writing on the right looks to be hand drawn as if it would be replaced with new data from time to time. Weights wouldn't need that. Still, it could be WT, HT, BR, LTH and those were stencilled the same on all vehicles then the particulars for each were chalked on, perhaps for loading on a landing craft.

But I have to chuckle over your carrier example. It almost looks like they went through all the tonnage figures then on the lower right gave up and just conceded that it is "HEAVY".

And it does look like a cat, with a striped tail out the bottom? Is there any divisional flash that looks like that? Was I just assuming this is a Canadian car?

[Lynn Eades]

Bruce, the "Heavy" might be for the lowest common denominator regarding which way it is loaded or by who? There is clarity, so no excuses.. This is a Dunkirk era image (early war)

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Bruce, the "Heavy" might be for the lowest common denominator regarding which way it is loaded or by who? There is clarity, so no excuses.. This is a Dunkirk era image (early war)

Oh, I know it's there and legitimate. I just think, if you indulge your warped sense of humour, it could give you a chuckle (or maybe I've been 'working from home' just a few days more than is good for me). Sort of like:

[Lynn Eades]

Bruce we move to level 3 on Tuesday. Not that things will change much as far as human contact goes. The new cases are continuing to decline, which is a good sign. I see the borders staying closed for quite some time after life goes back to some kind of normal.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

But I have to chuckle over your carrier example. It almost looks like they went through all the tonnage figures then on the lower right gave up and just conceded that it is "HEAVY".

Oddly, there are two figures, "Tonnage, Heavy" which is recorded in TCQL at just over 3 1/4Tons, and above that there is "Tonnage, Light" which is strangely listed in Tons, Feet and Inches! This carrier's "Tonnage, Light" is 10 Tons + 6 Ft. Who can explain that? Is it related to the shipping space occupied?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Oddly, there are two figures, "Tonnage, Heavy" which is recorded in TCQL at just over 3 1/4Tons, and above that there is "Tonnage, Light" which is strangely listed in Tons, Feet and Inches! This carrier's "Tonnage, Light" is 10 Tons + 6 Ft. Who can explain that? Is it related to the shipping space occupied?

Not a clue, maybe they were engenirs. On the other hand forward of that they stenciled on "CARRIER, BREN No.2 Mk.II" just in case the data plate failed you.