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#179828 Wed Mar 17 2010 07:09 AM
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I found this old Sinclair bottle, can anyone tell me anything about it. I can't find any info on this bottle. Any help would be appreciated. The bottle looks to be 1/2 gallon amber in color. it says Sinclair petroleum Toledo Ohio. The neat part is that the jug handle is shaped like a gas pump handle. I would post a pic, but I don't know how to on this forum. Thanks guys.

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Welcome to Oldgas.com !!

Here is a link to some directions on uploading photos. Follow these directions and you should have a picture posted in no time.

http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=129148#Post129148

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Originally Posted By: Mac
Welcome to Oldgas.com !!

Here is a link to some directions on uploading photos. Follow these directions and you should have a picture posted in no time.

http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=129148#Post129148

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Thank you sir.

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welcome aboard "CLK" ! so where did you find the bottle? needless to say its a cool find!


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A flea market in Somerset KY. I like to collect odd things, and this bottle fits the bill. I can't understand why i can't find anything about it on the net. Is it rare? is it worthless?.

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Welcome to Oldgas! I have never seen one before but it's cool!

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what part of KY are you from? I'm from Lancaster.

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Hi. I believe your bottle comes from the Sinclair company in Toledo that manufactures household chemicals, NOT the Sinclair oil company. You'll note your bottle is embossed "Sinclair Mfg. Co.", NOT "Sinclair Petroleum Co.". It is possible your bottle contained liquid detergent. I believe the Toledo company is still around. Here's a link to a 1961 Toledo newspaper ad that provides more info about your "Sinclair":

Sinclair Mfg. Soap Ad

Welcome to Old Gas, and keep us posted on anything else neat you find! John in Wisconsin

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I'm from Lawrenceburg. About an hour away.

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Welcome aboard. It reminds me of the old CLOROX bottles. Cool bottle with the handle like that.
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I thought because the handle looked like a gas pump handle it might have something to do with gas. I wondxer how much the bottle is worth? and ideas?

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GO TO BOTTLEBOOKS.COM HE CAN IDENTIFY YOUR BOTTLE!


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Thanks for the link tutorial, Dick! I went back and modified my earlier post to include a link to the 1961 Sinclair Mfg. Co. cleaning products ad.

To Newbie: Yes, it's too bad this isn't a Sinclair oil product bottle. Be sure to let us know what the bottle experts at bottlebook.com say about your bottle and its value. I'm sure many of us would enjoy hearing your follow-up. John in Wisconsin

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Handle is for using 2 fingers, instead of just 1 [like a moonshine jug].

Dick Bennett #180175 Fri Mar 19 2010 11:19 AM
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I'm still looking for info. There is a guy down the street that collects Sinclair stuff. When I showed the bottle to him, he started drooling. He wants to give me like $20 for the bottle. I could tell by the look on his face that he really wants it.

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Sell it. It is not Sinclair Oil Co.


Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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I'm having trouble understanding the original poster's last request for more information...and his statement about a Sinclair Oil collector "drooling" over this non-Sinclair Oil bottle. The link to the 1961 Toledo newspaper ad that was posted earlier in this thread clearly shows the bottle in question coming from Sinclair Manufacturing Co., a Toledo maker of cleaning products (nothing whatsoever to do with the Sinclair Oil company).

I guess the original poster who owns this bottle doesn't mind unloading this soap products bottle from Sinclair Manufacturing (not Sinclair Oil) on a fellow collector. This is a strange position for a "newbie" to Old Gas to take. He came to this forum seeking information about this bottle. However, after input from those of us who took the time to reply, he seems unwilling to believe what we're telling him....that he does not possess a Sinclair Oil Company bottle. John in Wisconsin

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John,
Some have been watching too much American Pickers.
No matter what an item sells for they have to make it look good, IT'S ENTERTAINMENT TV, NOT reality.

As stated above HE COLLECTS SINCLAIR STUFF. IF, he is a SINCLAIR OIL COLLECTOR he knows it's not Oil related by the marking on the bottle neck Sinclair Mfg. Co.

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Has anyone else noticed that NONE of the SINCLAIR OIL collectors have pitched in w/ their 2c ?

Dick Bennett #180536 Mon Mar 22 2010 07:12 AM
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I see that this bottle is not an oil bottle, I will just keep it. As an advertising collector myself, I would not want to mislead anyone. Thanks for the guys, the next time I find some gas station stuff, I will post it here.

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Sinclair Mftg was located on Woodland Ave at the railroad tracks. It is empty lot now.....per my 1931 Toledo phone book.

It is a common mistake..I have run into that before.

Randy


Always looking for Hy-Flash Gas/Miller Oil, Hi-Speed Gas/ Hickok Oil and Paragon Refining items from Toledo,Ohio.
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