Abstract: An assembly for the manual movement of relatively heavy material in a thin walled, handleless, and stackable drum without damage to the drum. The assembly includes a thin walled drum having an upper chine, a cover mounted on the chine and closing the drum, the cover having an annular downwardly extending groove located adjacent the chine and a v-type toggle clamp assembly connecting the cover to the drum along with a pair of spaced, detachable handle assemblies. Each handle assembly has a bracket having a pair of spaced abutments to engage the under side of the drum chine, a handle means pivotally mounted on the bracket to extend into the cover groove to secure the handle assembly to the drum and cover and a bracket strap to prevent rotation of the handle assembly about the drum chine during the lifting of the drum.