SOURCING JERRY CANS
We collected aprox 2000 jerry cans in one row from a military surplus stock house. Wanna come join us on the next trip? We could use a hand or two while pack alle the jerry cans on pallets.
THIS IS WHERE WE WORK
Welcome inside our workshop in Denmark. We are proudly Danish – truly international. All designs is Made In Denmark As we are located about 10km from the a 65.000 citizen city we are at the country side. More likely rural territory. We have the warehouse here and the whole assembling line here. We have around…
OUR FIRST DANISH FUEL DESIGN
2010, a sunday morning. My mom and I was treasure hunting at a flea market, when I stumbled across an old Army-Navy fuel can. The beginning of an adventure was just about to begin. Like most start-ups the upcycling project started in a garage. The result was awful and ended as scrap with many other…
THE CAN THAT WON THE WAR
At Danish Fuel we are not biased. We don’t try to glorify anyone who took part in the Second World War. We just like history and the designs that came from that time period. While developing the Danish Fuel brand we have spent many hours, days, weeks and years researching. The one thing we are…
THE DEMAND FOR JERRY CANS WAS RISING
The jerry can was essential for all parts during world war 2. It was easy to transport, it has multiply ways of use and it was cheap to manufacturer. So easy that many metal hard ware factories was changing lanes in their production not only to contains pots and pans, but the demand for war…
RECYCLING DURING WW2
During World War II, an unbelievable 3.5 million jerry cans were reported lost in October 1944, when military movements of troops and vehicles reached its peak. This problem reached such epidemic proportions that the U.S. even offered rewards to French schoolchildren for collecting empty, discarded jerry cans. Approximately one million cans were recovered this way.…
JERRY CAN SPECIFICATIONS
The small can was brilliantly designed. It had to be affordable to produce and easy to transport. The square design made it easy to stack and store the cans in small spaces. During the Second World War II, more than 200 factories were manufacturing the small, unique and lifesaving can. Invented in 1937 Designed by…
DANISH DESIGN part 2
First of all, the Danish modern movement, like the mid-century modern, dates roughly from 1933 to 1965, with roots in the Industrial Revolution and post World War I era. The geographical position of Denmark was also a great influence on the design. The standard jerry can is not a Danish design. It was first designed…