Mk 2 Carrier water can

[Lauren Child]

Flimsy type (non-returnable) from RASC training pamphlet 20 part 2.

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(note this is a document on Petrol, Oil, and Lubricants, not water, so just quoted here to demonstrate the difference in the cans)

4 Gallon returnable (late flimsy)

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4 1/2 gallon Jerricans

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[Robert Bergeron]

Thanks Lauren very detailed information on the bulk transportation of the cans.

Thanks Ed , i just did'nt remember Naphta or white gas was carried in Ww2 . Strange because we all know about the Canadians and Coleman lanterns and stoves. We have been using them ever since WW1 if not before .

So here is a picture of the different cans that would of been carried on a Canadian Carrier in 1944-45 in NWE .

So Ed, should i add the US water and gas Jerrycans to the Carrier picture to be historicly correct ?

[wheaty]

I have a black one with "TORPEDO OIL" on it.
Standard GSW and will check the date ...

[Mike Gurr]

Thank you to all contributors as I have now managed to find a 1944 dated Canadian water can for my 1944 (Canadian Ford) carrier. To continue and expand this thread a little.My question now is the other can mounted on the front of a carrier was for oil, was this also a different can to those used for petrol or the same? Being in the UK all the other cans I have are WD and broad arrow marked with a date and 'Petroleum Spirit - Highly Inflammable'. Would this have also been sued for oil?
Mike Gurr

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lauren Child

Flimsy type (non-returnable) from RASC training pamphlet 20 part 2.

(note this is a document on Petrol, Oil, and Lubricants, not water, so just quoted here to demonstrate the difference in the cans)

Lauren, very interesting!

May I ask if they added a few sketches on the 20-cwt trailer, which "was designed, primarily, to carry petrol in tins, in two tiers"?

H.

[Robert Bergeron]

Mike,

I am away from home for a while ( work ) but when i get there i will take a few pictures of my oil cans and post them.

Cheers.

Robert

[Bob Carriere]

....looking forward to seeing your cans.......

[Mike Gurr]

Robert, Appreciated, no rush as plenty of other things to work on for now!
Mike

[Robert Bergeron]

Friends,

Could take a while 'cause in am out of town for work.

[Robert Bergeron]

Hello,

This is all i could find as far as Canadian oil cans.

The one standing is GSW and dated 1944 ( same year as my Carrier).

The prone one is marqued GSW 1941.

Anybody else ?

Cheers.

Robert

[Lynn Eades]

I have taken a long time to get to this, but as Robert did ask, here are a couple of the Kiwi 2 gallon tin. These are well made and probably more than twice the empty weight of the British or Canadian equivalent. No dates or makers names on these. I Believe these were supplied with carriers that carried the Vickers water cooled guns. These "tins" They're a tin here) usually came with an alloy cap. I will put up a picture later. I have no idea about the red paint and when it was painted.
I'd be keen to hear from anyone who has some history details on these.
In the last pic:
On the left is a British one gallon oil tin and on the right, a Canadian one (I could do with a cap for the British one) It has a course thread, while the Canadian one is a fine thread. These tins are fairly rare here these days, as they are very thin and rust easily, once scratched.

[Ben]

I was told that the slightly larger can was an Aus/NZ thing. The stowage for the Matilda's used in the Pacific islands is specific to slightly larger can. The British One's rattle a little when fitted.

No idea why they're a bit bigger unfortunately.

Using that rational, an antipodean can wouldn't fit a British carrier but would a British can rattle about in an LP POW stowage rack?

[Matthew P]

Here are the samples still in India of my UK style cans. The company also does the Canadian style with the lip top and bottom.

Matt

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Matthew P

Here are the samples still in India of my UK style cans. The company also does the Canadian style with the lip top and bottom.

Looking very nice too.

These generic 2 gallon cans were a common sight at auto swap meets , used to see them for $5 to 10. Recent prices are just beyond the pale as the saying goes. Upwards from $100 for a half decent example.

This is a D/I\D marked Oil can I spotted on epay, it has a unusual octagonal shaped top.