I've just posted an item concerning a Pillbox (see below) and I got to thinking, why is a Pillbox called a Pillbox? Any ideas? Plan To Restore Ww2 Pillbox (from Cotswold Journal)
I've read this somewhere, although I can't remember where at the moment, so it is a bit vague for me. It goes back to the Great war, with I am sure some of the bunkers resembling 'pill boxes'. If I'm wrong apologies, but I sure this is what I read somewhere Steve
i read it too it is the shape of the boxes that tablets or something came to the GI's in and the british got to calling the german bunkers pillboxes in WW1
I was going to say it dates from The Great War but I can't say exactly when. I can imagine Paul Reed & CROONAERT saying it dates from the Xth of XXX 191X at twenty past two in the afternoon and Capt Smythe-Henley-Ponsonby-Ffarqhar-Jones of the 234th Fld Coy RE was going to call them snuff-boxes but it wasn't good for morale.
I can imagine Paul Reed & CROONAERT saying it dates from the Xth of XXX 191X at twenty past two in the afternoon and Capt Smythe-Henley-Ponsonby-Ffarqhar-Jones of the 234th Fld Coy RE was going to call them snuff-boxes but it wasn't good for morale.
There is the obvious answer, that it resembles a box for pills. There is also the well known pill-box hat.
