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Also, it solves a paradox for me, somewhat meeting a carpenter who
built Quonset huts in Alaska. We had one in Centereach where the VFW
and other groups met (Boy Scouts of America, etc.) next to the two
room schoolhouse. It seemed the logical structure for the problem. I
miss it sometimes. Parades aended there for corn-on-the-cob.
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:33:35 -0800, Roderick Sprague
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> Iain and others
>
> I have not been following this so I may be late but has anyone tried to
> find a WW2 US Army Technical Manual (TM) on Quonsets. Google should give
> information on the US Army Corps of Engineers Library in or near
> Washington. I would guess that it would have been a Technical Manual
> rather than a Field Manual (FM). Remember that the Army never calls
> anything by its normal name so that a Quonset would be something like
> "Prefabricated temporary metal building" or even worse "Building, metal,
> temporary, prefabricated, 1 each."
>
> Rick
>
>
> At 02:05 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote:
> >Thanks to Lauren and Margan for their advice.
> >
> >I was able to track down a manual through Abebooks as I now know that it
> >was entitled "Erection Instructions..." the rest of the title depended on
> >what type it was. Like the Nissen every hut kit came with the relevant
> >instructions but few have made it to archives.
> >
> >Typing "Erection Instructions" into Google gave me some interesting
> >results including some relevant web pages.
> >
> >To comment on Margan's comment. Quonset and Nissen huts were a universal
> >design used across the world. In the Nissan's case from Scarpa Flow to the
> >Falklands and Quonsets from Alaska to Melbourne (Aust). They were both
> >used in the tropics.
> >
> >There is a great web page on Quonset Point http://quonsetpoint.artinruins.com
> >
> >I am always on the look out for further information.
> >
> >yours
> >
> >Iain Stuart
> >
> >[log in to unmask]
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