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Crusader tank being refueled from a 4-gallon petrol tin Spitfire being refueled from 4 gallon petrol tins at Luqa, Malta. The flimsy, officially known as the Petrol, Oil and Water can, was a World War II fuel container used by the British Army. They held 4 imperial gallons (18 L; 4.8 US gal) of fuel, which allowed them to be moved by a single ...
Rusting Tin Man, a song about how Nick Chopper becomes the Tin Man, is a track from The Woodsman (Original Off-Broadway Solo Recording) by Edward W. Hardy. The song "Country Robot/A Letter to Dorothy" by The Incredible Moses Leroy is written from the Tin Man's perspective; it includes the lyrics "You gave me oil, I was a rusty load/ You even ...
An oil can for a Singer sewing machine Oil can used to store household lamp oil (1882). Windows in the tin allow to observe the level. Cap for the spout on a chain. Soldered Oil can with a push-button pump, indented at the top with the screw cap. An oil can (oilcan or oiler) [1] is a can that holds oil (usually motor oil) for lubricating machines.
A hogshead of brandy was approximately equal to 56–61 gallons (0.255–0.277 m 3). [ citation needed ] Eventually, a hogshead of wine came to be 52.5 imperial gallons (238.669725 L ) (63 US gallons), while a hogshead of beer or ale came to be 54 gallons (249.5421 L with the pre-1824 beer and ale gallon, or 245.48886 L with the imperial gallon).
Both the 42-US-gallon (159 L) barrels (based on the old English wine measure), the tierce (159 litres) and the 40-US-gallon (150 L) whiskey barrels were used. Also, 45-US-gallon (170 L) barrels were in common use. The 40 gallon whiskey barrel was the most common size used by early oil producers, since they were readily available at the time.
An Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond, barreled in 1965 and bottled in 1971, was estimated by its collector in 2016 to be worth $1,000. [10] A 1974 bottle of Old House Reserve was estimated at $6,500 in 2023. [1] A bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 25 year old, from a defunct Kentucky distiller, was sold for $55,000. [4]
A man got 800 gallons of gas for a penny each — and now he’s in trouble, according to authorities in Texas.. Deputies were called to the gas station on Monday, Nov. 21, after a business ...
In L. Frank Baum's The Patchwork Girl of Oz, one of the ingredients required for a magic spell is a gill of water from a dark well.In chapter 19, the obscure unit is used for humor including a pun with the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill", which also involved a well.