I found another photo of the "Mystery Can", which I recently scanned, Signal Corps photo, SC188568, at the National Archives, College Park, Maryland.
“February 24th 1944, the modern factory at Camp Tel-Litwinsky, Palestine, when jerricans are manufactured in mass production on the straight line American style” Photo by Tec 4 Charles N. Arnold, South Carolina, Signal Corps Photo Section, USAFIME.
This appears to be the Is this the United States Marine Corps Expeditionary 5-Gallon Container, AKA "Mystery Can"? Note, that the can has no markings.
"Mystery Can" being made in factory, Palestine 1944
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Re: "Mystery Can" being made in factory, Palestine 1944
This is the other posting I made for the "Mystery Can" factory photo in Egypt, 1944, that I also found at the archives:
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=328145&p=1910185#p1910185
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=328145&p=1910185#p1910185
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44 Clark CA-1
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Re: "Mystery Can" being made in factory, Palestine 1944
Fabulous photographs, thanks for sharing them.
In the Facebook forum we've coined the phrase "Egyptian Can" for these.
There are so many peculiarities in the world of jerrycans. I don't think these can be called "expeditionary" as this had round openings, unlike these which had the more oval style
In the Facebook forum we've coined the phrase "Egyptian Can" for these.
There are so many peculiarities in the world of jerrycans. I don't think these can be called "expeditionary" as this had round openings, unlike these which had the more oval style
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