Oil cans are one of the more popular petroliana collectibles. The most common size of motor oil cans are 1 quart. They also come in 5 quart, 1/2 gallon, 1 gallon, 2 gallon, 5 gallon and 10 gallon sizes. Most of the earlier oil cans and cans of today were square or rectangular in shape. They can also be cylindrical or round, made of metal, plastic, cardboard or composite. They were a great way for companies to advertise.
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Companies known to make oil cans are American Can Company, Columbia Can Company, Continental Can Company, CANCO, National Can Company, St. Louis Tin & Sheet Metal Works and the St. Louis Can Company.
Popular Motor Oil Cans
Ace Wil-Flo
Actol
Amolube
Aristo
Atlantic
Barnsdall
Bisonoil
Britelube
Cal-Penn
Capitol
Champlin
Delco Supreme
Dixie
Filmoil
Fleetwood
Fleetwood Aero Craft
Frontier Ultra Lube
Gambles All Season
Golden Penn
Gulflube
Harley Davidson
Havoline – made by Texaco
Holiday
Indian Oil
Invader
Kendall
Key-Penn
Magnolia
Marathon
Mid-Jestic
Mohawk Chieftan
Mother Penn
Oilzum
Penn-Union
Penneze
Pennzoil
Phillips 66
Power-lube
Premium Ranger
Quaker State
Ray Lube
Red Indian
Remco
Richfield
Richlube
Royal Crown
RPM
Servoil
Sinclair
Sinclair Opaline
Skelly
Standard Stations Inc.
Sunoco
Texaco
Topsall
Tru-Lube
Tydol
Universal
Valvoline
Veedol
Wanda
White Rose
Whiz
Wing Foot Penn
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oil cans vintage Both Full Motor Oil , Trans Fluid
$200.00
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Rare Goodyear Oil Cans
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Vintage Original Gas Oil Wolf’s Head Graphic Quart Motor Oil Can FULL Early Auto
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Vintage CHAMPLIN Deluxe Motor Oil 1 FULL Quart METAL Ribbed Can SAE 10W HD NOS
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Vintage 1940’s Gulfpride Oil Can
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VINTAGE MOTOR OIL GAS 1 GALLON CAN EMPTY USED COLLECTABLE GARAGE ART RECREATION
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Vintage 1970's Castrol BSA Motorcycle Oil empty one quart composite can
$48.99
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Vintage NOS Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil 1 Quart Can Dino 10-W SAE – Full
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Vintage Oil Cans thumb press oilers Unmarked Lot Of 4
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Vintage Shell X-100 Premium 10W30 Motor Oil Steel-Sided Sealed 1-Qt. Can – Nice!
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Vintage SMALL Thumb Oiler Oil Can SEWING MACHINE NEDDEL POINT Gun Smithing
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VINTAGE HUFFMAN OIL CAN
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Vintage Sinclair Extra Duty Motor Oil Quart Cardboard Can Full Sealed
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Very Rare Vintage Harley Davidson Two Cycle Sno-Oil Snowmobile Oil Can FULL!!
$350.00
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Vtg SUPER PERMALUBE Motor Oil AMOCO Advertising Tin Litho Penny Coin Bank Can
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Vintage Socony Mobiloil Outboard Motor Oil Cans 1 US Quart Pegasus Nice! 3 Cans
$100.00
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Vintage Kol-Snap Antifreeze Oil Can One Gallon
$125.00
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VINTAGE MOTOR OIL GAS 1 GALLON CAN EMPTY USED COLLECTABLE GARAGE ART RECREATION
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Full 1960's WM TELL Motor Oil Can 1 qt – Gas & Oil
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Vintage – Lot of 9 Gas & Oil Related cans Hi Shine Prestone Star Fay's – 9 Cans
$125.00
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Vintage GoldenRod Oil Can 1 QT
$10.00
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Vintage Mobiloil Pegasus Outboard Engine 1 Quart Motor Oil Can Mobil Full NICE
$24.95
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Vintage 1970s STP Radiator Treatment Keep Kool Oil Can Metal -1 FULL 1QT
$28.99
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Rare American Outboard Oil Can
$45.00
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Vintage Texaco Motor Oil Can Full 1 Qt. (NOS) New Old Stock Never Opened
$19.95
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✨LOT OF (3) LARGE 5QT GULFPRIDE MOTOR OIL TIN LITHO CAN GAS SIGN GULF VTG 9.5”✨
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Vintage Farm Lube, 5 Gallon Motor Oil Can. Farm Lubrication Tractor Hydraulic
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VINTAGE MOTOR OIL 2 GALLON CAN EMPTY USED COLLECTABLE GARAGE ART RECREATION
$85.00
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Antique Vintage Vacuum Oil Gargoyle Mobiloil E Ford Service Station Oil Can
$113.59
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FULL Vtg. HARRIS Motor Oil Can 1 qt – Gas & Oil. UNOPENED.
$50.00
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Vintage Harley Davidson Premium II Motorcycle Oil Full 1 Quart Can API-SF
$30.00
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Vintage DUPLEX Outboard Special Boat Marine Motor Oil Metal One Quart Can Full
$39.98
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Vtg High-Penn Motor Oil 1 Quart Oil Can Tin NOS High Penn Oil Co. North Carolina
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Vintage EMPTY Standard Oil 1 Gallon EMPTY Can. 2,4-D Weed Killer Concentrate
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Hexin Metal Oil Can, Green Pistol Oiler Can Pump Oiler with 2 Spouts Straight &
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Rare Oklahoma 1lb Grease Oil Can
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Vintage Amalie Oil Can 5 Gallon.
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One Gallon Utility Jug-Utility Can – All Kind of Use | Flexible Spout Included
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Mobil Oil Mobiloil Pegasus Oil Grease Can Tin 5 lb. 1950s A MOBIL PRODUCT
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Kleen O Lead Top Handy Oil Can
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👍 *NEAR MINT* RARE ERA SEARS OIL COMPANY MOTOR OIL LOGO 2 GAL / OIL CAN NEW-OLD
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Vtg. Lot Of ( 7 ) ADVERTISEMENT OIL Cans For $ 100 SHIPPED FREE & FREE Spout
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Veltex Rare Household Oiler Fletcher Oil- Vintage Handy Oil Household Tin
$350.00
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Rare Antique Early Ford Anti Freeze Can Motor Oil Metal – Clean
$875.00
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1930’s Vintage Essolube Motor Oil Can
$60.00
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 Pump Oiler Metal Oil Can Lubrication Oil GunStright Flexible Spout200ml
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Vintage Sinclair 5 Gallon Oil Can
$120.00
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1960s Rare Old VINTAGE Five Point MOTOR OIL CAN SIOUX CITY IOWA QUART OIL CAN IA
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VINTAGE UNION 76 MINI OIL CAN and SUPER MOTOR OIL
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7 Comments
I have a small oil can, on the front it says: “S.S. WHITE LUBRICATING OIL (PERFUMED)” and on the back, it says: “The S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. Philadelphia, PA”
WHAT IS THIS CAN’s VALUE ?
Have one Gold Crest 10 qt. Can
Sears & Roebuck Co . Still has third can of oil. Possibly original oil.
Stored in basement of home for years. Also have 2 gal. Spur oil can
& one gal. Quaker State Medium can . I can send pix if wanted.
Have some interested, but I have no idea of what to ask for them.
Any help would be appreciated.
Tks, Charlie
We have a rectangular shaped Hermoline oil can. Any information would be greatly appreciated along with an idea of the value
Could you tell me how much a1 1/4 gal oil can made by calcrank Inc calhas on also made in China.ohio patent no. 1.516 g RE17.202 also has license under Pat. No.@.861.409.
I have a 5 quart pennzoil motor oil can that has a bell on one side with no color and a owl on the other side do u have any info or value on this someone told me that because the bell was not colored it was rare is this true
I have a Dixie supreme oil can. How much would it be worth? Thank you,kl
hi I hope you can help me price an oil can. its a rectangle pennzoil can the seams are soldered together the coloring is sharp .it says on one side to keep in the car pocket for emergecies thanks dan