Posted 11 years ago
Cherrybomb…
(1 item)
Picked these up at an auction. Loved them but do not know anything about them. If you know anything about them please let me know such as year manufactured, etc. I may get them restored if they are worth it.
maybe 1960's?, welcome to cw cherrybomber!
Thank you. Do you think they have any value?
I don't know.
Thank you for the info. Will keep searching. I think they are super neat.
70's ,not worth a whole lot ,size and condition kills them, not worth restoring unless you really want them! Thanks for posting!
In the US, the Interstate Commerce Commission required an ICC code (e.g. ICC-5B or ICC-17X) as well as a Gauge-Volume Capacity-Year (e.g. 18-55-42) trinomial code on all metal drums containing hazardous materials like fuel. For example, the ICC required drum basemark like “16-55-30” identifies the drum as 16 gauge steel, 55 gallon capacity and manufactured in 1930. Drum manufacturer name (e.g. Rheem, Myers), initials (e.g. W&B, PMC Co.), logo (USS, Boy Co), or identification number (e.g. 6951) was also required. I can see that your drums have the embossed lettering on the tops of your drums that contain this information, but I can't make them out from the angle of your photo. I can tell that your drums are likely 18 gauge steel, and could date as early as the late 1940s but also as late as the 1970s. Let me know what the embossing on the end of your drums say (check both ends), and I may be able to give you more information. I have no idea as to value.