Aptarimas:Kanistras

invented when?

"The canisters were invented in Germany in 1937 (then called the German Wehrmachtskanister)." I don't think this is true. Fuel cans (Kanistras) were known earlier, both for military and civilian use. But they were flimsy, not very well to handle and they were not very robust. The iconic design of the 20 l petrol can[ister] with the three handle & flip-open nozzel design, and a sturdy and stackable body which was introduced by the Wehrmacht in the late '30s and quickly copied by many other belligerent parties during WWII, is just one type of fuel can. Much earlier, Standard Oil and others began to distribute kerosene (lightning oil) and later motor fuel in standard fuel cans. So it is not true that the Germans invented the fuel can in 1937, but they created a very successful type of fuel can, which is used even today. --Gunnar.Kaestle (aptarimas) 13:37, 13 kovo 2021 (EET)