The Jerry Can
The Germans were first to introduce a twenty litre can of petrol to their operations at the start of the 1930’s. Soon after, everyone wanted to get a piece of the action, especially as the cans sped up refueling processes, and made operations more efficient than they had been previously. A household version of the same product is now called a “Jerry Can”, named after the slang nickname for a German soldier given by the Americans, a “Jerry”.
The Jerry Can
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