Posted 13 years ago
trunkman
(149 items)
Or an old wine crate? I picked this up off the curb, and in it was a french newspaper from 1919 and two long canvas muzzle covers off of some artillery pieces I assume was from WW1 that are marked RAR, which I believe would stand for Royal Artillery Regiment, and a canvas gunny sack. Carbana means rifle in Italian (I think) but I cannot find what Purgativi means. There is some other writing on the end but it is hard to make out. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Seriously? What an amazing curbside find! Can I move to your neighborhood? ;)
Sure you can stef -- we can do the rounds together -- half my stuff is chez curb creations!
That's awesome! I'll put my house up for sale immediately! :)
Carabana is not rifle in Italian (that would be carabina), but a Spanish brand and town known for medicinal mineral water products. See http://www.aguadecarabana.com/english/somos.htm. Purgative has the same meaning as in English: laxative
That is WAY too funny!!!! I am still laughing at myself. I now have to change the title to OLD LAXATIVE BOX! Thank you so much for the clarification. Geesh -- ya never know....
To the kind person who went out of their way to sign up on CW and offer one comment only, to inform me that this is indeed a laxative box and not an Italian munitions box-- I both thank you and salut you! Not only did you correct my ignorance, but you provided me with a laugh each and every time I see the box!!!! To diedirektion, my hat is tipped...
LMAO, not that a good quirk on the story. You never know what something might turn out to be.
For the full story of how I came across this box and commented: I was doing research for a WWI movie about the battles of Isonzo being made here in Austria. As props they needed 100 boxes of Italian explosives, and I wanted to make them as authentic as possible. Not finding any explosives I went on to look for other military crates etc. to at least copy the stenciling used at the time and came across your crate, but wanted to be sure.
Thanks PatSea, packrat-place. kerry10456 loves, Wavie and mrmajestic1 for the loves and likes...
:) I would have thought wine! ;)
Lol lol !!! Full of suppositories/bullets? :-D
Well that would shoot the cr_p out of someone now wouldn't it?
Love the idea !