Why is it called a hogshead?

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Why is it called a hogshead?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeremy Gibson on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:01 am:

Watching a cowboy film and someone pointed to a barrel and called it a hogs head. Now I always thought it was called a hogshead because it looks a little bit like a pigs head.
But now I have no idea??

So what's the real reason?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ed in California on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:08 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:21 am:

Good answer Ed. A picture is worth a thousand words.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bud Holzschuh - Panama City, FL on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:32 am:

A hogshead is a type of barrel equal to 2 standard barrels. The actual measurement can vary depending on whether its used in the wine industry, beer, tobacco, or others. Kind of archaic now.

I wonder if Ed had left the frame mounts on the hogshead, if it would look even more like the real thing ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:51 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:09 am:

Here we go again Frank.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:26 am:

LOL Ed that's fantastic.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kevin Fielding on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 10:01 am:

Thanks Steve,
I personally miss the little guy!!!
Kevin


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Bennett - Australia on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 06:00 pm:

It's probably due to the fact that anything remotely to do with its removal and replacement, during band replacement etc, is a real pig of a job!

Allan from down under


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 06:50 pm:



You may remember this one.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/411944/421436.html

Or maybe you were trying to forget.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By lorenzo leon on Monday, November 10, 2014 - 11:59 pm:

It was called like that after the 26-7 came out with the ears up on top where it bolts to engine


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