SCOTT, I'M 100% SURE OF YOUR OPINION ONLY FROM THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A TRIED AND TRUE QUART CAN COLLECTOR. I CAN SEE WHERE THE ALLEN BOOK IS GREAT FOR I.D'ING UNUSUAL CANS THAT SOME COLLECTORS LIKE YOURSELF GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO SEEK. HOWEVER, IT'S ONLY ABOUT QUARTS AND MANY OF THE COMMON CAN BRANDS ARE MISSING. GULF....SHELL....QUAKER STATE....CALSO/CHEVRON....AND OTHERS .....NOT IN THE ALLEN BOOK!
I HAVE TO REFER TO OTHER BOOKS FOR THIS INFO. I'VE HAD THE ALLEN BOOK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT VOLUME TWO WOULD BE 2 MORE YEARS IN THE WAITING. WHO'S TO SAY WHAT WAS MISSING IN THE FIRST BOOK WILL BE IN THE SECOND? I WAS JUST SAYING THAT THE MILLER BOOKS OFFERED ALOT OF VARIETY AND SIZES AND WHILE THEIR BOOKS DON'T SAY HOW MANY CANS ARE IN THEIR BOOKS, I'M SURE IT'S A PRETTY CLOSE RACE.
IF YOU WANT TO COLLECT QUARTS ONLY AND NOT HAVE THE WHOLE PICTURE FOR A WHILE...IT'S THE ALLEN'S BOOK.
IF YOU WANT TO COLLECT ANY OIL CANS NO MATTER WHAT BRAND SHAPE OR SIZE....IT'S THE MILLER/SONEWALD BOOKS.
TAKE YOUR PICK!
JMOHO!
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C @ TAG.WEST