55rab Posted September 8, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 8, 2007 A friend recently gave me this Victory gas cap. It is made of wood, which be indicated was because of metal shortages during the war. Can anyone shed any light ?? Thanks - RichB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55rab Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted September 8, 2007 flip side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55rab Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted September 8, 2007 original box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason G Posted September 9, 2007 Share #4 Posted September 9, 2007 Very neat homefront piece. I'd guess something commercially available as a replacement from 42-44 or so. Nothing comes up in a google search for that particular company, using that name, though. Many formerly metal items were made of wood or other subsitutes due to conservation and restriction on metal use, even military insignia (buttons, EGA's, DI's, etc). First time I've seen one of these with a box to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srossio Posted September 13, 2007 Share #5 Posted September 13, 2007 Does the cap lock in any way? I know during WWII due to the gas rationing, locking replacement gas caps were being marketed to "prevent theft." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted September 13, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2007 I don't know: were they making boxes in the 1940's that said "Made in the USA?" That was the era when everything was made in the USA so it seems odd to advertise that. And this still has a lot of metal and cork and that metallic looking label (I assume that is paper????). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted September 13, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 13, 2007 maybe it was proudly stating USA... I imagine you'd need some metal regardless, but the idea would have been to merely decrease the amount used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matterhorn Posted September 22, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 22, 2007 Even during the war, the legal requirement was to note where the item was made. Remember things were still being made in Canada and South America at the time. Very neat wartime home front piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55rab Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted September 22, 2007 The cap has a key lock - unfortunately the keys are not present. Here is another photo. RichB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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