Oil or gas cap?

[Cantstopdigging]

Hello Forum,

I found this today on a short hunt. It says tri sure on it, and I've seen others on the internet that are just like it. I'm guessing it's from the 1930's. Can anyone tell me what it came off of? I'm guessing farm equipment. Thanks for looking!

 

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[Plug N Play]

55 gallon drum plug, maybe.

 

[relic lover]

Being red and having a place for a chain to hook on so you don't lose it it reminds me of some sort of fire plug cap or sprinkler system cap something like that?

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[4x4x4]

....There is ALOT MORE script inside the "cap" . Does not look like a twist lock cap as the two lugs inside are not relieved to grasp anything .

EDIT..... Had not noticed the threads outside !
My vote is also for the barrel bung plug.

 

[Anduril]

It says:
USE MONKEY WRENCH
Tri-Sure
Reg. U.S. Pat. Office
Chicago & New York
U.S. Patents
1901196
1982144 1982145
Foreign Pats. Issued & Pend

https://www.google.com/patents/US1901196

 

[Plug N Play]

(2) Vintage TRI SURE Steel Metal Drum Bung Plugs Vintage Collectibles | eBay

 

[Tony in SC]

With the keeper eye on the bottom it's not an average bung plug. I would guess it's a type of jerry/ fire can.

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Hello everyone, thanks for the input. The color red coupled with the eye on the one side (probably for a retainer chain) still have me wondering, but who knows,maybe it was a variant of a standard plug.

 

[DCMatt]

Model T running board gas can? They were red...

 

[Plug N Play]

This page has a discussion about these, but, I don't know what they are saying.

Zakr?tka typu TRI-SUREÂ? (z USA) od baku lub beczki - Ogólnopolski miesi?cznik ODKRYWCA



This has Tri-Sure cap, but, can't tell if they had chains



This pic appears to have a chain ?

 

[Cantstopdigging]

DC Matt, thanks. Interesting possibilities. Plug N Play, thanks also for the input. I saw many of the same pictures that you did, and the translation is.

Hello. This is a US TRI-SURE cap of the following designations:
"Use Monkey Wrench
Tri-Sure
Chicago - New York
US Patents
1901196
1982144 1982145
Foreign tatc. Issued & Pend."
Dimensions:
thread diameter of 58mm,
top diameter of about 60mm,
height of about 15mm
Year of patent and other information about the patent itself, I found on the website of the US patent office.
Information about the producer too but unfortunately I did not find anything in the topic of destination itself. Was this plug used for barrels, barrels.
Thank you in advance for your help. "J"

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Okay,

I came across this link, and it may have been military related. Possibly for medical (red) too.

1943 Army Air Forces Galvanized Can - G503 Military Vehicle Message Forums

 

[Old Pueblo]

Tri sure can lid. 1930s patent dates. Ive found a few of them.

 

[nagant]

old metal fuel cans were always painted, red for gas & yellow for diesel. Kerosene blue, sometimes

 

[Old Pueblo]

I'd say can can for sure.