Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums General Petroliana Discussion Can Collectors, how do you assemble collection?

I asume there are folks that build an old Service Station and want a cases of the same brand oil cans. Then there is the guy that wants one each of every can. How about by weights and by type of contents: straight oil, multi-weight or ATF?

Just like to have your comments and see representative pics of your displays.

Here is part of mine and how I display them. Mitch

I display my can collection in at least four ways.When I use a can rack for quarts,I have ones for Texaco and Pennzoil,I do what 67 Chevy did;all one brand.I also display cans of various sizes and products in coordinated brand displays.By that I mean globes,pump plates,ad glass,signs,maps and so on all displayed togather for several different brands.

Then,for single quarts,I have a mixed brand display and for small picture cans I have them in a glass display case.There a couple more displays but those four will get most of them.

Pics of some of my displays have been posted on here.Good luck and show us what you decide on.

here is how i display a few of mine.

Buy what You like & can afford, it won't take long.
Or I can set you up w/ Copy cans for a nice Affordable selection.
http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=182655

gaspumpg,
You've got Too Many HUSKY cans!

couple pics of how part of my collection is set up- thanks don

Thanks Don, This is the first time I've seen your collection, Glad to see you don't sell everyting. Great set-up

Just curious, does anyone ever look at any of your can collections and shake their heads and ask why? Just curious! When I had a bunch of pumps people would look at the pumps and ask why I collected gas tanks. They just didnt get it. By the way neat looking collections

Great looking collection Don!

Here's some of mine...

And a few more...

You don't like Sinclair, do you

And a few more.

Not much.

I am not much of a can collector. Here are a few I have as accents to go with my pumps.


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I think that there are as many different ways to display one's cans, as there are the different members who collect cans.

I have a small garage and really don't collect one certain company. So I seem to have cans most everywhere. My cans don't measure up to a lot of the members, but they are mine. So they are very special. LOL







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Can displays are like globe displays...they're all good!

Here are My Cans.........

Jason has a few of my cans in 2nd to last picture.

Cant argue that
Jason nice cans

It doesnt matter how cans are displayed, they all look great! Good looking displays guys!

Here are a few pictures of some of our cans and how they're displayed.

Thanks!

Aaron Hop

This is how I display mine...I only buy cans if they are a good price and local-I buy more signs then cans:

nice collections maybe shipers will show us his

I have just Erickson/Holiday related cans, & I keep them all in the guest bedroom! Pleasant Dreams....

Cool.

Jason, That's a really nice display............

those are all spectacular!! Enjoyed seeing the variety and manners of display! Kudos!

JASON, SHOW US A PICTURE OF THAT WAYNE SHOWCASE PUMP, LOOKS NICE!

Only Picture I could find right off hand of it. Wayne 505 that I modified...

THANKS, LIKE THAT PUMP!!!