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just came across this 5 gal oil can it has vavoline across the the top its marked light oil and has the indian name with red wings across the lower portion of the can which is in nice shape and stamped CANCO on the bottom. It has a NYC address on it! think its pre WWI I have pics if interested and this url should bring you to one of them. Im trying to figure out how old this and what the approximate value may be . let me know what you guys think ive been looking onlie for awhile now and havent seen one like this before thanks alot jim PIC URL http://www.myitem.com/imagedetails.html?ImageID=540604985

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I don't believe your unit is pre WW I as I don't believe they made five-gallon cans before that time. Five gallons cans have limited value, if you collect them, you put a value on them. Very few collectors collect five gallons cans. I would say, put it on Ebay for any starting value and see what it brings, this will tell you what it is worth.


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'midst all my other HAVOLINE and INDIAN REFINING COMPANY "stuff", I have a full-page HAVOLINE Oil advertisement (which I'm looking at as I write) from the August 25, 1910 edition of "The Literary Digest". The last line of the ad reads, "To be had in 1, 5 and 10 gallon cans, half barrels and barrels ...". That's odd. Seems to me that 1910 would have been before World War I, no? (No charge for the information, by the way, Jack.)


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I don't believe your unit is pre WW I as I don't believe they made five-gallon cans before that time. Five gallons cans have limited value, if you collect them, you put a value on them. Very few collectors collect five gallons cans. I would say, put it on Ebay for any starting value and see what it brings, this will tell you what it is worth.


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dont want to start a war guys!! im gonna list it on ebay tonight and see what it brings thanks for all the help jim


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