findabetterole Posted 10 March , 2010 Share Posted 10 March , 2010 Anyone know what a British WW1 bulk Water-Can looked Like? What was marked on them... "Water" ? Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 10 March , 2010 Share Posted 10 March , 2010 Think I remember reading just a painted white W but not sure. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...ater+petrol+can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 10 March , 2010 Share Posted 10 March , 2010 There has always been a problem with the abbreviation 'P' which means potable or drinkable. I wonder how much confusion that would have caused? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findabetterole Posted 10 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 10 March , 2010 Think I remember reading just a painted white W but not sure. Thank's 'Wardog'. I watched the film 'Gallipoli' last night, as I know there are quite a few shots of the standard large portable water containers. Would you believe it.. just a few minutes before the end of the film, as 'Mel Gibsons' charactor is acting as runner, and comes up to the downhill death run in readiness to obtain confirmation before the final Aussie charge at the Turk's trenches.... there it is..... a large black 'W', hand painted upon the side of a white coloured water container. What would those large squared contaners have held... 5.gallon? Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 10 March , 2010 Share Posted 10 March , 2010 http://www.vintagepetrolpumps.co.uk/miscitemsforsale.htm http://www.salvo.co.uk/bedfordshire/arch-m...s-x48887x1.html Look to be 2 gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findabetterole Posted 11 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2010 Look to be 2 gallon. Yes.. that I fully understand. These were around from approx 1906 till well into the 1960's. Its the larger.. more squared items as in the Gallipoli film I'm refering to. They certainly do not appear to be the smaller x2.gallon examples. Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 11 March , 2010 Share Posted 11 March , 2010 Ahh..I did wonder. The 2 gallon cans, one in each hand is probably all that could be carried by a man as part of a ration party.Though I think there have been posts on methods used of carrying items on the back. As you know a full container like the WWII 'Jerry' petrol can is hard to carry for much of a distance. I don't know of a container which might be used of a size inbetween a water cart/ bowser, and the 2 gallon can. Can anyone else help out on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 11 March , 2010 Share Posted 11 March , 2010 I'm wondering if the type of can was an earlier version of the 4 gallon can inuse by the British Army in the eary years of the 2nd WW, known as a 'flimsy'. http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/ho...jerry-cans.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findabetterole Posted 11 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2010 I think you've just hit the nail-on-the-head with your last post 'Wardog'. That WW2 tankie certainly seems to be useing a type very similar to the ones shown in the film Gallipoli. I wonder how many of those type of cans have survived into this modrn age? That link you've posted.... my sytsem keeps informing me that it's only a 'Fun-site', and I do not have access to it as there are problems with it's softwear!!! *Restricted Access for "FunWebProduct" Browsers* Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 11 March , 2010 Share Posted 11 March , 2010 http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...%26tbs%3Disch:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmarchand Posted 12 March , 2010 Share Posted 12 March , 2010 very informative! one slight quible though, the 'cross like indentations' are not for expansion, they are for stiffening the metal, wide expanses of sheet metal are very wobbly and 'flimsie' a rolled indetation imparts stupendous rigidity. in this case I would suspect they were stamped halves with the stuffening pattern built into the pressing dies and mould, rather than 'rolled' technically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 12 March , 2010 Share Posted 12 March , 2010 Better 'Wiki' version- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCLI Posted 4 April , 2010 Share Posted 4 April , 2010 Better 'Wiki' version- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_can See herewith, The Somme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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