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Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:10 pm
by EJOWest
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:20 pm
by Steve K. CALIF
EJO, have you or anyone you know seen these old cans around in recent history? Don't think I have noticed any, but, then again, I didn't know to look for them. I wonder how many of them I might have see on old farms and ranches from the 50's to 70's! Must have been a good surplus item after the war?
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:24 am
by EJOWest
I've seen similar but none quite the same. Most I've found are missing the handle on the top and are not flat on the top. Usually have a raised portion where the cap is on the top. I'd like to find one like the photos though!
Ernie
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:57 pm
by Steve K. CALIF
I now have a new item to search for! Anyone have any really good, detailed photos of these old cans?
Thanks, Steve K.
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:53 pm
by EJOWest
It looks like the guy in center of the second photo was used to a desk job before he joined the army
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:38 am
by 1941wc-25
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:37 pm
by EJOWest
Here's one of the round cans mounted on a half ton. It appears to be unpainted galvanized.
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:31 pm
by philb
Not to get off-topic, but did anyone notice how tall that fellow is standing beside that WC open-cab? He must be 7' tall!
Phil
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:32 am
by EJOWest
Now that you mention it....He does look tall.
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:05 am
by zepher11
Wow, great eye. I copied the photo off and enlarged it thinking it may be some sort of illusion. Nope. That guy is really tall! I didn't notice that the other day when I was looking at the photo. Very interesting.
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:54 pm
by FrankUSMC
What I noticed, for us who grew up in the early 70s. The guys putting fuel in the Piper cub. Remember putting fuel in the Cox airplanes with the .049 motors? That is the same spot.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:21 pm
by wannes
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:14 pm
by ng19delta
"GO-90" is 90 weight Gear Oil...
Scott
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:35 am
by wannes
thank you.
and that's to bad, I thought I bought 1 of those fuel cans.
grtz.
wannes
Re: Pre-Jerry Fuel Cans
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:02 am
by EJOWest
I finally scored one of the early fuel cans at Tower Park yesterday