Poorly Touring Turm burner base

Always wondered where he got it from! Just googled pics of em, there it is on the bottom. Well done.
Ta v.much.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=f...C&biw=360&bih=512#imgrc=99hxsA6EGm-TgM:&isa=y

 

@Mendologist @Robert Bruce
Mine of information, CCS, and not just on stoves!
So where’d Furphy’s get the saying from, assuming they didn’t have a marketing department back then to dream it up?

Attributed falsely to St Jerome, convincingly argues THIS source.

John

 

@presscall

The Australian expression “it’s a furphy” (or similar), meaning it’s a misleading rumour, or more uncharitably, bullish!t, comes the tales told around the Furphy water carts during WWI.

Cheers

Tony

 

@Tony Press
I didn’t know that Tony. Poignant reminder of the context for the carts’ use. Come to think, one of my Grandad’s was a transport driver in that conflict so may have had his team of horses haul something similar. The other Grandad was a Lewis gunner and could have joined his mates at one.

John