Re: [MV] jerry cans

From: Jim Webster (jimweb@simonides.prestel.co.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 08 2001 - 15:38:41 PST


INDUSTELE@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/8/01 2:14:36 PM Central Standard Time,
> jimweb@simonides.prestel.co.uk writes:
>
> << This was debated to death on this list a couple of years ago and
> information from the Marine Corps Museum confirmed that the markings
> meant US Metallic Can >>
>
> Then kindly explain why these same USMC marked cans also bear the CONCO
> makers mark. Is there some mysterious counter culture whereby the US
> Metallic Can Company was known by an alias? I beg to respectfully differ
> with your conclusion.

That is your privilege. However If I remember correctly CONCO was a
metal stamping company [Consolidated Coin???] that supplied stamped
parts. They never did any actual assembling themselves as they were
merely sub-contractors. I'll let you figure it out the rest.

Incidentally most of the american jerry can lever type caps were
apparently made by a company called Johnson-Bird [Byrd Burd??] Has
anyone any idea where this company was located? or the full name? or
even if they were anything other than a wartime only company?

TTFN
Jim
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