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2. Drum (container) - Wikipedia

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   Steel drums used as shipping containers for chemicals and other liquids. A 200-litre drum (known as a 55-gallon drum in the United States and a 44-gallon drum in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world) is a cylindrical container with a nominal capacity of 200 litres (55 US or 44 imp gal). The exact capacity varies by manufacturer, purpose ...

3. Steelpan - Wikipedia

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   The 55-gallon oil drum was used to make steelpans from around 1947. [ citation needed ] The Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO), formed to attend the Festival of Britain in 1951, was the first steelband whose instruments were all made from oil drums.

4. Keg - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S. the terms half-barrel and quarter-barrel are derived from the U.S. beer barrel, legally defined as being equal to 31 U.S. gallons [5] (this is not the same volume as some other units also known as barrels). A 15.5 U.S. gallon keg is also equal to: 12.7 Imperial gallons; 58.67 liters; 103.25 Imperial pints; 124 U.S. pints; 496 U.S. gills

5. Drum handler - Wikipedia

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   The drum handler is usually used for handling a standard size 55-gallon drum container. However, there are models that can handle smaller and bigger capacity drums. This equipment can be used to lift, stack, move, weigh, pour and rack drums and barrels. Certain models of drum handlers may be adapted to transport tires, as well.

6. 55-gallon drum - Wikipedia

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7. Barrel (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Both the 42-US-gallon (159 L) barrels (based on the old English wine measure), the tierce (159 litres) and the 40-US-gallon (150 L) whiskey barrels were used. Also, 45-US-gallon (170 L) barrels were in common use. The 40 gallon whiskey barrel was the most common size used by early oil producers, since they were readily available at the time.