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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)
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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?