Raimondo L. Torelli wrote:
>> They have embossed on the side at the bottom "U.S.M.C." Is
>> this for sure the abbreviation for the semperfie crowd? Or am I miss
>> reading it? AND as this type of can is not very common, how many were
>> made and during what time period? Any expert out there? Oh and I have 3
>> and all are "CONICO 20-5-42". Tks K
> Sorry! But they are not Semper Fidelis ones! The "U.S.M.C." acronym
> meaning escapes me at the moment but it is a jerry can manufacturer! In a
> previous posting (IIRC, at the beginning of last year) there was a listing
> of the many manufacturers including it.
> Give me some time and I shall try to find it for you.
> Perhaps, in the meantime, some member will come out.
Sorry I missed the original posting - its US Metallic Can. See Jerry
cans listed in the JED section of my web site for more information -
some of which Raimondo contributed....
TTFN
Jim
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