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18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.

Friday 12 February 2016

Can you identify these containers?

Does anyone know what these containers were used for? I posted a similar container not too long ago and now these have come to light via a friend. A more likely use than I first thought could be containers for gunpowder? Any ideas on when these were made or in use? Where were they made?









1 comment:

MuddyValley said...

Possibly to hold carbide and water to generate acetylene gas? Maybe to supply a stationary light in a mine? A wild (very) guess.