From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Thu Sep 11 2003 - 16:16:38 PDT
International Movie Services wrote:
> Actually that's Britspeak for War Department 1944-It is a copy of the
> "Jerry" cans that were so superior to the original Btitish and Canadian
> "flimsies".
> Cheers!
> Ian
I believe the flimsy cans were based on nothing but the standard one use fuel
and oil tins used by the oil companies like Shell pre-war and re-used for a
myriad of purposes all over the world.
-John
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