@@RetroHax I know I've been watching the magic over the year's 😁😁 seriously tho thanks for doing these uploads, we all know the time it takes you etc, but they really are great to watch, and I love your channel 👍👍👍
This is also one of the correct cans for the water-cooled M-1917 and Vickers machineguns. The Britts had great stocks of them in WW2. The U.S. started using them. They are a poor fuel can for combat use.
Hey do you remember the Esso Blue adverts and Pink Paraffin adverts as a nipper? Also remember the Smurf's in them old National petrol stations where you could get Smurf t shirts for enuff stamps or toys and ornaments all Smurf orientated?
Pratt's was one of the brand names utilised by Anglo-American Oil which merged with Standard and others, Charles Pratt was one of the founders of Standard Oils and it was a name the British seemed to take to, originally Perfection Spirit as Petrol itself was once a brand name rather than the describer of all things petroleum so back then there were different names used for what we call petrol today. Gasoline is also a brand name that became synonymous with petroleum spirit thus shortened to gas over in the US. I love WD stuff, one of my most prized tools is a War Department "broad arrow" King Dick small girder wrench, got about 12 girder wrenches now but only one WD stamped one as I want a medium and a large one to complete the collection :) Another of my prized items is a super rare 1939, made only for three months, Mamod SC3 steam engine in its original box with bill of sale too and STILL runs perfectly, abs beautiful craftsmanship that was lost when Mamod returned to toy steam making.
You can return these to service use if you silver braze or solder over holes, very strong repair is silver solder and I have fixed knackered Vespa and Lambretta petrol tanks using a silver brazing rod the only nause is getting the heat right as a good flow can only happen when the metal and the brazing rod is hot enough to flash across using flux to steer where it goes.
Esta super tu trabajo... Saludos... Creo que pudiste darle una capa de primer en polvo para rellenar los leves hoyos, luego al horno y después una leve lijada con agua y luego aplicarle el polvo verde, así no se verían tantos hoyos sin rellenar a causa de la corrosión.
Brass caps are £10-20 each to buy, if you can find one, the cans were know as 'biscuit tins' by British Army Tommy's and hated as they split, leaked and dropped fuel all over the tanks and vehicles. In the western desert campaign they were dumped for as many Jerry cans as they could find. A lot of these ended up cut in half and filled with sand then dowsed in petrol and used to 'brew up' tea at every stop. Pre WW2 one is a lucky find.
Most of these 2 gallon petrol cans were made by Valor and you can always date them from the number stamped on the bottom. Although yours has a Pratts lid, the can is unlikely ever to have had anything to do with that company. The military issue ones would have had a plain cap and are probably even rarer than a Pratts one. It would most likely have been painted an Olive Drab (matt olive green) colour. I have had a Pratts can (Pratts embossed both sides) for over 40 years and still use it to hold our lawn mower fuel.
Bravo Mr Hax, as usual a cracking restoration, the date quite clearly shows 1937 on the top with WD and an arrow inbetween ie: War Department the arrow meant government issue. On the bottom is VALOR 11 37, Valor is a Johnny foreigner word (Portuguese) means Value, (my 5 years in the French foreign legion weren't entirely wasted). I'm pretty certain the 11 is not the month but the capacity of the can, in this case 11 litres or 2.5 Imperial gallons, it didn't make any difference as soon as a few German cans, hence the name Jerry cans were sent back to Blighty and production was in full flow the Pratts cans were binned by the armed forces.............lockdown day whatever, shoot me!
It would have been nice to go for a original pratts can as it would have been a standard 2 gallon petrol can with a pratts lid nice little can tho ! Good work :)
nice work as always. one thing i never figured out is why inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. Shouldn't one of them be the opposite of the other?
They used similar cans to transport water in up to the front lines during WW1 They say the men got so used to the taste of stale fuel in the water that they could tell if it had been brought into the line in either a BP...or a SHELL can...🇬🇧☺️
This was a lucky find even if it doesn't have a pour nozzle. It isn't dented or smashed. Looks poorly constructed though. These small cans probably wasted massive amounts of fuel back then.
Question - Is there a reason you didn't anti-rust/seal it first before applying the green on top to protect it for the long term?? As I see so many people doing that first... before its final coat of paint. Thanks in advance if you answer :-)
Its powder coating and its sealed in from the air. A lot of new metal things that are painted, even cars, have rust on the metal before painting and priming. In the grand scale of things, this can has survived 83 years, most of the time probably sitting outside with no primer and paint to protect it so after removing all the surface rust and sealing the surface with powder coating, I think it will survive a good while as it will only live inside as a display item now. With all that said using common sense, I don't think a coat of primer will make any difference at all. Just my opinion.
Hay great channel, I just saw the "Pratt's "can restoration, do you know if after the war did that company become "British Petroleum "because it has the same company colors?,just wondering I never see the name Pratt's before. Thank you.
As always a great vid Martin but one question, How in 1937 did the government make stuff for a War when it was another two years before Britain would be at war. Almost like they knew what was coming,
Hi ya I love all ya channels I always look forward to the new ones me and my 11 year son sit and watch together but and hear is the moan lol I Wish you wouldn't sand blast and powder coat everything I Wish you'd use paint stripper or rub items down sorry but that just my opinion Please don't take offence Love the show Dave and mikie
I love that you are keeping British history alive through your restorations. I miss England daily. Thanks so much!
Glad you like them!
@@RetroHax Keep on doing your restorations. They are so enjoyable. So relaxing and educational. Bless you!!
I like that you left the pits. It honors the age of the can. Nice job, thx.
Beautiful Can!!!!! They sure don't make them like this anymore, sturdy, solid thick metal!!!! GREAT JOB, RH.
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You bugger...you made that look so easy...I struggle with my restorations...and I have to say it looks great...I’d have that in my collection 👍🏼
Its the end result that counts Bri and yours look great bud.
Great job on restoring that WW2 fue can Martín. I'm now all cought up with this channel videos.
Well done Dave. That's a few vids.
Very nice job you done there Martin
splendid job Martin.
Nice work. It seems we don't have anything solid or purposeful to leave the future except a bunch of plastic.
Good Restoration Done 👍
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Thank you! Cheers!
@@RetroHax welcome ❤️
Stunning a great bit of history preserved, will look great on display .
Fantastic job again Martin always look forward to your restorations 👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Nicely done, sir. Real metal fuel can, from almost any age are a sweet find. But valid WWII equipment is tops.
Turned out great buddy!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great Video Martin. Looks great stenciling turned out great too, really stands out !
Cheers, Jeff.
Thanks Jeff
That’s a beautiful restore job. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant mate!!!
Awesome job
You need to talk to Sharon regarding a bigger man cave to display all these fantastic refurbs mart 😁😁
Haha, I have loads of things.
@@RetroHax I know I've been watching the magic over the year's 😁😁 seriously tho thanks for doing these uploads, we all know the time it takes you etc, but they really are great to watch, and I love your channel 👍👍👍
That's turned out really well. I've seen it in your other videos so I had to watch this one to see the restoration process.
This turned out great. Especially that cap- it's gorgeous!!
This is also one of the correct cans for the water-cooled M-1917 and Vickers machineguns. The Britts had great stocks of them in WW2. The U.S. started using them. They are a poor fuel can for combat use.
We already had a bit of a sneak peek but it's still beautiful!.
Haha, yes you did Barbara lol
It's come out beautiful Martin, perfect choice of color.
Well done
Nice job 👏
Lovely job Martin 👏
Grande 💪💪 un saluto da roma Italia
Hey do you remember the Esso Blue adverts and Pink Paraffin adverts as a nipper? Also remember the Smurf's in them old National petrol stations where you could get Smurf t shirts for enuff stamps or toys and ornaments all Smurf orientated?
That is a very nice job looks amazing thanks for sharing and remember#stay safe and make. 🍺🍺👍👍
Thanks, you too!
Brilliant job... love the whole item ... but that brass cap is really nice ..
BRILLIANT!!!!
Pratt's was one of the brand names utilised by Anglo-American Oil which merged with Standard and others, Charles Pratt was one of the founders of Standard Oils and it was a name the British seemed to take to, originally Perfection Spirit as Petrol itself was once a brand name rather than the describer of all things petroleum so back then there were different names used for what we call petrol today. Gasoline is also a brand name that became synonymous with petroleum spirit thus shortened to gas over in the US. I love WD stuff, one of my most prized tools is a War Department "broad arrow" King Dick small girder wrench, got about 12 girder wrenches now but only one WD stamped one as I want a medium and a large one to complete the collection :) Another of my prized items is a super rare 1939, made only for three months, Mamod SC3 steam engine in its original box with bill of sale too and STILL runs perfectly, abs beautiful craftsmanship that was lost when Mamod returned to toy steam making.
Nice stuff Ian, they don't make them like that any more.
Great looking can. 👍
You can return these to service use if you silver braze or solder over holes, very strong repair is silver solder and I have fixed knackered Vespa and Lambretta petrol tanks using a silver brazing rod the only nause is getting the heat right as a good flow can only happen when the metal and the brazing rod is hot enough to flash across using flux to steer where it goes.
Yes Ian, Silver solder is great stuff for repairs like that.
Esta super tu trabajo... Saludos... Creo que pudiste darle una capa de primer en polvo para rellenar los leves hoyos, luego al horno y después una leve lijada con agua y luego aplicarle el polvo verde, así no se verían tantos hoyos sin rellenar a causa de la corrosión.
Lovely job Martin...👍
Hi Retro Hax 👋👋👋 awesome restoration fuel can 👍👍👍💣👌🏽✌🏻
Enjoy these videos. Great job as always
Great vid!
Cool restore can not wait to see more .
Keep the great work.
Martin I wish youtube had a love button this can turned out amazing
Glad you left the pitting it keeps it looking as it should even with the powder coat on top. Beautiful can, nicely done! Thanks for sharing the video!
Fantastic! 👌
Cracking job love the channels
Very nice job 👍
Thanks 👍
Well done sir. Can you imagine a metal fuel can made today which would last that many years?
Original spec jerrycans are still mass produced today.
Brass caps are £10-20 each to buy, if you can find one, the cans were know as 'biscuit tins' by British Army Tommy's and hated as they split, leaked and dropped fuel all over the tanks and vehicles. In the western desert campaign they were dumped for as many Jerry cans as they could find. A lot of these ended up cut in half and filled with sand then dowsed in petrol and used to 'brew up' tea at every stop.
Pre WW2 one is a lucky find.
Great info Buck.
Thanks for the information , I have one of these to do in the future 👍. I think mine is a slightly newer one than above.
What a beauty Martin
Most of these 2 gallon petrol cans were made by Valor and you can always date them from the number stamped on the bottom. Although yours has a Pratts lid, the can is unlikely ever to have had anything to do with that company. The military issue ones would have had a plain cap and are probably even rarer than a Pratts one. It would most likely have been painted an Olive Drab (matt olive green) colour. I have had a Pratts can (Pratts embossed both sides) for over 40 years and still use it to hold our lawn mower fuel.
I have one of these with Esso stamped in to the front, it's a Lovely thing.... And It still has fuel in it 👍 I think I need to clean it up now 👍 😊
Very cool
That was a maze job you dun there to that ww tin it looks great now .👍👍
Thanks 👍
Great job Martin!!
Thank you Martin I love watching your videos I am from South Africa
Bravo Mr Hax, as usual a cracking restoration, the date quite clearly shows 1937 on the top with WD and an arrow inbetween ie: War Department the arrow meant government issue. On the bottom is VALOR 11 37, Valor is a Johnny foreigner word (Portuguese) means Value, (my 5 years in the French foreign legion weren't entirely wasted). I'm pretty certain the 11 is not the month but the capacity of the can, in this case 11 litres or 2.5 Imperial gallons, it didn't make any difference as soon as a few German cans, hence the name Jerry cans were sent back to Blighty and production was in full flow the Pratts cans were binned by the armed forces.............lockdown day whatever, shoot me!
Great info bud
Nice job Martin, love the music.
Looks good, i love the colour.
What can i say ,great content as per usual !!!!watching you whilst corry is on ! Your channels better!!!!STAY SAFE🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡👍👍👍☕☕☕
jamnya bagus 👍
It would have been nice to go for a original pratts can as it would have been a standard 2 gallon petrol can with a pratts lid nice little can tho ! Good work :)
nice work as always. one thing i never figured out is why inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. Shouldn't one of them be the opposite of the other?
Exactly right. "Inflammable" means "not flammable."
Great point!
No, it doesn't.
@@dhutch2000 flamable and inflamable mean the same thing,. though they shouldn't be
Proper job
Came out very good martin what was the liquid you used to soak the cap in
Its a rust treatment called MC-51 Roy.
Awsome!
Thanks!
Awesome.. 😉🇺🇸😎
Thanks 👍
They used similar cans to transport water in up to the front lines during WW1
They say the men got so used to the taste of stale fuel in the water that they could tell if it had been brought into the line in either a BP...or a SHELL can...🇬🇧☺️
Hey, beautiful work! my question is, is it lose it's historical / theoretical value after a restoration like this?
This was a lucky find even if it doesn't have a pour nozzle. It isn't dented or smashed. Looks poorly constructed though. These small cans probably wasted massive amounts of fuel back then.
Throw away society. Nothing lasts as long as the old stuff.
Question - Is there a reason you didn't anti-rust/seal it first before applying the green on top to protect it for the long term??
As I see so many people doing that first... before its final coat of paint.
Thanks in advance if you answer :-)
Its powder coating and its sealed in from the air. A lot of new metal things that are painted, even cars, have rust on the metal before painting and priming. In the grand scale of things, this can has survived 83 years, most of the time probably sitting outside with no primer and paint to protect it so after removing all the surface rust and sealing the surface with powder coating, I think it will survive a good while as it will only live inside as a display item now. With all that said using common sense, I don't think a coat of primer will make any difference at all. Just my opinion.
@@RetroHax Cheers thanks for the answer and explanation.... much appreciated :-)
Hay great channel, I just saw the "Pratt's "can restoration, do you know if after the war did that company become "British Petroleum "because it has the same company colors?,just wondering I never see the name Pratt's before. Thank you.
It became ESSO Joe
Thanks for your help and I enjoy the projects that you do, have a great day.
Nice work. But 1937 is before WWII. Sorry if I just destroyed everything you thought you knew.
Yes I know that but there was a first world war and the war department was created back then.
As always a great vid Martin but one question, How in 1937 did the government make stuff for a War when it was another two years before Britain would be at war. Almost like they knew what was coming,
Haha, yes, good point Paul.
it's time to sift the sand. a lot of dust
When did America cease to call fuel petroleum and resort to gasoline?
How does a restoration channel get viewers?
Keep pumping out the content and make connections with other like minded people
Not fill in the pits?
Exactly.
@@RetroHax Hmmmm
Hi ya I love all ya channels I always look forward to the new ones me and my 11 year son sit and watch together but and hear is the moan lol I Wish you wouldn't sand blast and powder coat everything I Wish you'd use paint stripper or rub items down sorry but that just my opinion
Please don't take offence
Love the show
Dave and mikie
I do paint stuff too but things that can be sandblasted and powder coated get that treatment as its harder wearing.
1937 ? wasnt ww2 1939-1945 ? pre ww2 ?
yes but its still war department issue Dan.
Not good
Restoration
1.
the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. So this is not a restoration.
Really!!