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Being a new member, I've been impressed with the beauty of these old 1 quart oil cans. I'd be interested in seeing more images of can art, and your opinion of who had the most attractive cans out there?

some of the best oil can graphics in my opinion

very very nice

Wow! that is some beautiful graphic designs. The art deco cans are some of the most unique I have ever seen.

Dang nice cans!

Beautiful graphics!

I've posted pics of cans i found online, most of them came from ebay or other website like this one : http://www.petromobilia.ch/

I'll post other pictures of nice graphic cans ( I have a file with more than 2000 pictures of oil cans )

the oil cans I have are those but not for sale

The Avion, Cascade, and Strata have to be some of the most stunning examples of can art I've seen.

Here is one I sold recently

she's pretty attractive...

It appears, at least from this thread, that the most decorative early cans were done for the French market. It this consistent over all with what can collectors have?

some other ones pics found online not mine, those rare really rare and goes with big $ sadly

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This is a cool thread, great cans, great graphics. Here are some of my favorites.

just saw this wonderful one on ebay for 2490 $

wonderful graphic

One of my favorites

If you are really going for "attractive" I think it would be pretty hard to beat Miss Pennsylvania.

My favorite lady:

just saw this one on ebay germany, never seen before

I no longer have this tin.....I regret selling it!!

Few I've picked up recently

I love that giant robot

photo hosting sites

seen those recently on ebay with great graphic

Nucky,

Why couldn't I find anything in your area when I spent 90 days in the Lindberg section of Holland (actually Honesbrook)? Just a few miles from Liege.

I guess you just got their first. Nice selection.

Jack Sim

Hi Jack, if you come again near me you're welcome to my home, you'll get a free tour of my collection and and a warm welcome


for the items it's been really quite calm for a few months now, antique markets and flea markets are seems to be really poor in quality items, the problems is that Liege is near Holland, germany, luxembourg and France so there are a lot of sellers who who come here to buy and sells in their country

I see also most of the rare and good condition items have been bought and what's left for now are rusty damaged items



if you came near me, here are some of good spot where you can still find sometimes a good item :


* flea market in liege, every friday , boulevard de la constitution, 4020 Liege from 6am to 12 am

* antique market in Tongeren, every Sunday of the year from 6 a.m to 1 p.m.

http://www.tongeren.be/toerisme/tourism_tongeren/antiques_market

In Holland, 2 times a year, rock around the jukebox show, in may it's outside, in october it's inside

it's at the autotron place, but it's around 14 € entrance + parking fees

there is also each month car show there but it's mostly show and shine cars

https://www.autotron.nl/


* each year in belgium there is the car show "ciney retromoteur" at the ciney expo near namur, entrance is around 15 €

http://www.cineyexpo.be/agenda/evenement.php?id=297

there are a lot but mostly pricey

to find good shows I used this website, it's in dutch but they list most of the belgian and dutch car shows and meeting : http://www.oldtimerweb.be/oldtimer-evenementen.aspx


in my case it's been a year since I find less and less items in shows but more on ebay, that's sad

Have a merry christmas
John

another beauty seen today on ebay

Great cans everyone , here's some of mine . Thanks

a couple more.

Thanks for looking

It's so nice to see so many great cans in pristine condition saved. Please keep them coming!

Ron, I see you have been busy, Ha!

Here are some more of mine.

Beautiful cans . I've always liked looking at cans especially big cans . I think all you guys out there would agree.

Awesome cans Les & Peter. Thanks for posting.

Sears Model T Ford Oil Can.

Thanks to everyone for all these great images! I cant get over how one quick question on here has lead to such an awesome collection of cans and graphic art. I'm anxious to see what other graphics get posted on this thread in 2017!
Happy New Year!

Great looking stuff people.

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Kurt

Mr. Wadhams, love the can graphics! Too cool.

It would be fun to see some more pictures of oil and grease cans, here are some more from me . Have a good weekend everyone . Peter

One more.