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1944 Benjamin Franklin Hotel Menu **SOLD**

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UPDATE: Was on eBay.

Here’s a different version of a menu that was also used at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel.

“Menu – The Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Garden Terrace, Philadelphia, PA. August 19, 1944. Cover of the menu is “Bridging a new Guinea River”, painted by James Sessions for Willys-Overland Motors, Builders of the Mighty “Jeep”. VG+ condition. A little corner or edge wear, corner crease at upper right, a few small check marks inside. I use a poor/fair/good/very good/excellent/mint grading system and grade very conservatively (see my feedback). This does NOT necessarily correspond to the generic Ebay grading system that we are forced to use. Shipping is $2.50 in the U.S.”

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Photo of Lady in Swimsuit w/ Navy Firemen on eBay

• CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images, Women & Jeeps This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Marc found this unusual official Navy photo. Besides sporting a lady on the back tire, this jeep has several unusual aspects, such as the front bumper, the odd piece sticking down near the muffler, and the aluminum(?) piece covering the cowl’s side.

View all the information on eBay

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Jerry Can Information

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Dallas contacted me about Jerry Cans yesterday. I told him I didn’t know much about them. However, I did locate some interesting sites related to them. I figured some of you might find the sites handy, too.

  1. This site provides some help identifying Jerry Cans: ww2 jerry gerry cans
  2. This French site has some interesting history: http://sdkfz7.free.fr/ejerrycan.htm
  3. Olive-Drab has some information: http://olive-drab.com/od_mvg_jerry_can_markings.php
  4. And of course, Wikipedia has some information: Jerrycan – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Fire Jeep Tanker Instructions and Specs

• CATEGORIES: Documents, Features, Fire/Police/Industry Vehicles, M-170, M-38, M-38A1 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Mark found this jewel of a PDF at Roscommonequipment.com. We’ve seen a few of these fire jeeps for sale over the years. This document provides some insights into how the pumps work and the type of modifications that were added. The document contains instructions, specifications and detailed drawings.

You can see the whole PDF here: http://www.roscommonequipmentcenter.com/Project%204_Jeep%20Tanker%20Handbook.pdf

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Here’s an example of one jeep that was for sale last year. I thought there was another one, but I can’t find it at the moment.

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