22-06-2022, 10:01 PM
Hi Jon,
I have stripped a few of these but none have (as far as I'm aware) been original/untouched. There is usually (not always) a paper washer between the lid and the gate; I don't recall seeing two but I have seen varying thicknesses.
In theory, the factory could have used this method to space the lid/gate if they found a tight one I suppose or maybe it was a dodge, done by an impecunious student in 1952, impossible to tell at this distance in time.
I have stripped a few of these but none have (as far as I'm aware) been original/untouched. There is usually (not always) a paper washer between the lid and the gate; I don't recall seeing two but I have seen varying thicknesses.
In theory, the factory could have used this method to space the lid/gate if they found a tight one I suppose or maybe it was a dodge, done by an impecunious student in 1952, impossible to tell at this distance in time.