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 Can Prices
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One Gallon Utility Jug-Utility Can – All Kind of Use | Flexible Spout Included
$59.99
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VTG Superla Cream Separator Oil Can, One Gallon, STANDARD OIL CO. Chicago FAIR
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Infallible Viking Pennsylvania Motor Oil 2 GALLON CAN Rare Gas Oil Advertising
$250.00
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Vintage Oil Can Cutter Spout Set of 2
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Vintage Gulf Gulflube Motor Oil Cardboard Oil Can Full Sealed SAE 20W 1Qt
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Vintage Pennzoil The Tough-Film Motor Oil 1 Quart Can Tin
$25.00
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RARE Vintage 1932 PENN FRANKLIN MOTOR OIL Two Gallon CAN 100% Pure Pennsylvania
$375.00
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Full Vintage SPUR Motor Oil Can 1 qt – Gas & Oil
$40.00
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Vintage Zeroniz Antifreeze 1 Gallon Advertising Oil Can Eskimo Graphics
$139.95
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Texaco heavy duty motor oil 1 quart oil can
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VINTAGE GULFPRIDE MOTOR OIL 1 GALLON TIN EMPTY CAN HTF
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Vintage 1950s Shell Rotella Oil Metal One Quart Motor Oil Can – Gas Oil – Empty
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oil cans vintage Lot Of 2 Gas Station Oil Cans Advertising Oil Cans
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Vintage Indian Motorcycle Oil Can 1 qt (Reproduction Tin Collectible)
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👍 *NEAR MINT*RARE ERA RED SEARS OIL CO. MOTOR OIL LOGO 2 GAL / OIL CAN NEW-OLD
$65.00
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Vintage Gulfpride Marine Outboard Oil Can 1 Quart Advertising Empty Gulf
$49.66
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Vintage Antique Boston Oil Can Tin Advertising Gas Petroleum
$275.00
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Vintage DX All Purpose Grease Can 1b D-X Sunray Oil Company Tulsa OK
$95.00
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Vintage Beatty Oil Can
$39.99
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VTG Sears Large 5 Gallon TRI Pure Motor OIl Gasoline Can Garage Display
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Eveready Prestone Anti Freeze 1 Gallon Can Does Not Boil Off Old Car Gas Oil USA
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Vintage Mobilgrease No 4 Grease Can Oil Can Socony Vacuum Oil Company 1lb
$85.00
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Vintage Be Square Bareco Lubricant Tin Grease Can Oil Can Tulsa Oklahoma 1 Pound
$235.00
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Rare Goodyear Oil Cans
$60.00
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Full Vintage SPUR Motor Oil Can 1 qt – Gas & Oil –
$40.00
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VINTAGE FARM CAN CO-OP LUBRICATING GRAPHITE~Kansas City ,MO~RARE CAN~FULL CAN
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VINTAGE RICHFIELD OIL COMPANY 1 QUART MOTOR OIL CAN NICE RARE EMPTY
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VINTAGE MOTOR OIL 2 GALLON CAN EMPTY USED COLLECTABLE GARAGE ART RECREATION
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Can Flexible Spout Refillable 6.3oz Thumb Pump Oil Oiler Squirt Squeeze Trigger
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Co-op Natural & Lp Gas Metal Oil Can SAE 20 Farmland Kansas City Missouri FULL
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Primrose 5qt Tin Oil Can
$300.00
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Vtg 1956 Sunoco Special Hi-Compression Motor Oil 1 Quart Oil Can Tin Sun Oil Co
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Vintage Pasta Can & Olive Oil Can
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VINTAGE AEROSHELL SHELL Turbine 555 Aircraft Oil Quart All Metal Can Full
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VINTAGE SINGER SEWING MACHINE OIL CAN W/ LEAD TOP
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MAYTAG OIL CAN w/ SPOUT, NEWTON IOWA TIN HOUSEHOLD 1900's Antique Vintage
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1960s VINTAGE Western Auto Oil Can Kansas City Missouri Woman Lawn Mower Graphic
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Rare Neptune Motor Oil Can Vintage Antique 2 Gal Empty Diamond Head Petroliana
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1 Qt. FULL Can Thermo Treated Linsmooth Pure Linseed Oil U.S. Made
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Vintage Gas Can
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Rare Litening Fly Killer Can One Pint Yale Oil Corporation Billings Montana
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Vintage Oil Cans CAM2 ATF Valvoline 20w-50 Engine Automatic Transmission Fluid
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RARE VINTAGE BOYE OIL CAN VERY HARD TO FIND
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Vintage Shell Motor Oil Can Full 1 Quart Metal Oil Can
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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