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Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans #609111 Sun Apr 19 2015 11:56 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 749 Virginia G GASandOIL OP Petro Enthusiast
OP GASandOIL Petro Enthusiast G Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 749 Virginia	I recently started collecting Cities Service Oil cans after I found out my great grandfather sold Cities Service Oil and Gas at his general store in rural Vermont. Not the best photo - discolored and blurry but you can make out the Cities calendar from his local supplier dated 1953.

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Re: Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans GASandOIL #609113 Sun Apr 19 2015 12:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 265 Likes: 24 Peotone Illinois U.S.A B Bass Master Petro Enthusiast
Bass Master Petro Enthusiast B Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 265 Likes: 24 Peotone Illinois U.S.A	Cool Picture, a lot of history there! Brian Looking for anything to do with The Rapson Tyre Co.

Re: Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans Bass Master #609116 Sun Apr 19 2015 12:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,170 Northern California pickurt Veteran Member
pickurt Veteran Member Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,170 Northern California	good reason to collect and great old picture. ___________ Kurt

Re: Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans pickurt #609127 Sun Apr 19 2015 01:50 PM
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 681 New York 2 Gallon Luke Petro Enthusiast
2 Gallon Luke Petro Enthusiast Joined: May 2014 Posts: 681 New York	Looks like new competition, Kevin and Bryce! LOL Good oil cans don't wait for people, people wait for them.

Re: Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans 2 Gallon Luke #609131 Sun Apr 19 2015 02:07 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 783 Likes: 3 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania mrcavalcade Petro Enthusiast
mrcavalcade Petro Enthusiast Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 783 Likes: 3 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	What a great photo! It will be nice to see your collection grow with items he saw on a daily basis. Neat! Looking for early valvoline, freedom-valvoline, franklin pa items, Galena KEVIN

Re: Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans mrcavalcade #609229 Sun Apr 19 2015 08:35 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,293 Likes: 27 Hays, Kansas bsplichal95 Veteran Member
bsplichal95 Veteran Member Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,293 Likes: 27 Hays, Kansas	Nice picture. It is a great memory. Last edited by bsplichal95; Sun Apr 19 2015 08:35 PM. Braden Splichal

Re: Why I am collecting Cities Service Oil Cans bsplichal95 #609578 Tue Apr 21 2015 03:14 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,647 AURORA COLO-80014 VEEDOL_AL1 Veteran Member
VEEDOL_AL1 Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,647 AURORA COLO-80014	love the history!!!! great story.. Alan Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.

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