History of the "Jerry Can"

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History of the “Jerry Can”:

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Comments on a civilian version made by the official NATO contractor:

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Very interesting, thank you for sharing. It’s remarkable to see how much practical thought went into iterating the design of a major supply element. Its longevity validates the procurement approach used by the Wehrmacht.

I’ve learned this was the work of Vinzenz Grünvogel, who was the Chief Engineer at the company awarded the redesign work in the 1930s. Here is an interesting article speculating on Grunvogel’s trip to NYC in the late 30s.

The wikipedia page states another interesting tidbit, that sounds eerily prescient in our current troubled times

Motorised troops were issued the cans with lengths of rubber hose in order to siphon fuel from any available source, as a way to aid their rapid advance through Poland at the start of the Second World War.

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bought one with a valved spout. the valve is a telescopic valve.

Valve started leaking profusely during second use. you stick it into the filler on the car and the flange on the spout catches the rim of the filler to compress the spout and open the valve. fuel started pouring out from between the two telescoping sections of the spout. Had to switch and slowly pour through a funnel

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Now CT we can’t go around here calling out German friends “Jerry.” This is a family establishment.

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I’m always grateful that the Brits noticed the jerrycan before the US Army. Can you imaging the awful names that the 1942 vintage Army would have come up with? “Container, Fuel, Portable, M1” or maybe ‘Container, Fuel, Portable, Captured, M1, “Jerry”’ (It isn’t a 1940 US Army designation without an M1.)

Edit: Or the modern Army: PMFRS - Portable Metallic Fuel Restoration System.

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https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=2920

https://quicksearch.dla.mil/Transient/D6A15CCF4181448D9BE7F40C64CB9E1D.pdf

HDPE version:
https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=208832
https://quicksearch.dla.mil/Transient/86CB1A92A1114768A381794BD6296402.pdf

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You notice they spelled it “jerrican”? Never change, US Army.

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Today it might be CCHL: Climate changing hydrocarbon liquid

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