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John G
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19th May 13 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Having alittle clear out in the garage today and found this old oil can, it was my great grandads which would mean it is approximately 90years old, really cool handmade object, so set about cleaning it up, heres some before and afters


Great Grandads oil can by JohnG Photography, on Flickr


Great Grandads oil can by JohnG Photography, on Flickr


Great Grandads oil can by JohnG Photography, on Flickr


Great Grandads oil can by JohnG Photography, on Flickr
neil h
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19th May 13 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's nice is that. I seem to see a lot of oldy worldy oil cans at autojumbles and a lot of the handmade ones have some real craftsmanship in them.
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19th May 13 at 18:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Antiques roadshow.

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Nic Barnes
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19th May 13 at 18:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's cool John!
CORSA NUT
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Love stuff like this
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19th May 13 at 18:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Really cool I personally wouldn't have cleaned it up though.
John G
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Really cool I personally wouldn't have cleaned it up though.


I was in two minds but i wanted to see the detail in the workmanship and i have no intention of seeing if it has any value (as i doubt it has). I personally want to clean it up some more including the inside as it still had some oil in, and keep it as an item to be passed through the generations.
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Was also about to post about cleaning it.
Ricky352
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Thats really cool. I'd have cleaned it up too, you did a great job.
John G
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The cleaning part was always going to be 50/50 but as i say its not going anyway and combined with my need for things to be clean it had to be done
John G
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Put the same information and pictures on another forum and had some great informative feedback. Apparantly its a Kaye's 1/2 pint oil can made in leeds in the 1920's sometimes used on trains but mostly used in the manufacturing industry for ship building. Then out the blue i got a reply to the topic from a guy with the username of Kaye, it was made by his dads great, great Grandad's manufacturing company.
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Id keep it and id of cleaned it too
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19th May 13 at 20:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my grandad used to use something similar to this
Generation
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
Put the same information and pictures on another forum and had some great informative feedback. Apparantly its a Kaye's 1/2 pint oil can made in leeds in the 1920's sometimes used on trains but mostly used in the manufacturing industry for ship building. Then out the blue i got a reply to the topic from a guy with the username of Kaye, it was made by his dads great, great Grandad's manufacturing company.



Exploit the nostalgia become rich
John G
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
Put the same information and pictures on another forum and had some great informative feedback. Apparantly its a Kaye's 1/2 pint oil can made in leeds in the 1920's sometimes used on trains but mostly used in the manufacturing industry for ship building. Then out the blue i got a reply to the topic from a guy with the username of Kaye, it was made by his dads great, great Grandad's manufacturing company.



Exploit the nostalgia become rich


id rather pass it on and let my children or there children become richer (but as i keep stating i don't think it is worth anything)
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Cool, does the pump still work?
John G
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Cool, does the pump still work?


Not to sure bud, haven't tried using it.

 
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