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A jerrycan or jerrican (also styled jerry can or jerri can) [1] is a fuel container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high density polyethylene). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of fuel, and saw widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War.
The 'wine cask' was invented by Thomas Angove (1918–2010) [1] [5] of Angove's, a winemaker from Renmark, South Australia, and patented by the company on April 20, 1965. Polyethylene bladders of 1 gallon (4.5 litres) were put into corrugated boxes for sale to consumers. An original design required that the consumer cut the corner off the ...
It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of fuel. Three handles allow for two people carrying a full can or one person handling an empty can. The basic design is still in use today although construction is often of high density polyethylene. [1]
A carboy, also known as a demijohn or a lady jeanne, is a rigid container with a typical capacity of 4 to 60 litres (1 to 16 US gal). [1] [2] Carboys are primarily used for transporting liquids, often drinking water or chemicals. [3] They are also used for in-home fermentation of beverages, often beer or wine.
Carrots on display in returnable plastic bins Warehouse club store; consumers pick most items directly from pallets, not shelves Display stand at the end of aisle, delivered to the store ready-to-place
It was originally targeted at 35 stores at the same price as a regular 2-imperial-pint (1.1 L) plastic bottle of milk. [18] The product was expanded nationwide in 2010, at which point the bags retailed at a discounted price compared to traditional containers, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] but stopped in early 2015.
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Container Corporation of America (CCA) was founded in 1926 and manufactured corrugated boxes. [1] In 1968 CCA merged with Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc. , becoming MARCOR. MARCOR maintained separate management for the operations of each company, but had a joint board of directors .