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Hey fellas.

I'm wondering what I may have found??


I ran into an interesting item that looks as if it is an old dispensing unit of some sort for possibly oil? I took the bottle off the stand and there is a cap on the end with a small spring loaded botton that when depressed allows whatever is inside to come out.
The inside of the bottle has an old oil-like/looking residue and aroma.

This could be anything, but given its design, etc. it really got me wondering!
There are no markings other than a patent number on the stand. not even a patent date either,... no names, etc.

Thanks in advance! Much appreciated!

(sorry about the clarity, as these were taken on my cell phone)

go to the pat. off. site and put in that number and it will come up if it's there.

What you have is a Kerosene container for the old kerosene cooking stoves, the kero would seep out thru a copper line to another unit with a float mounted on the stove.

Humph! And here I thought it was an antique hummingbird feeder!!

So, it's kind of like a cook stove I. V.!!