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Collectable Of the Month New monthly feature on Old Gas
WHY I collect 5 Quart cans- I think they Display better than quarts and there are not as many to chase -
when I first started collecting in early 90s I , like most of us, collected everything in sight- I had everything displayed upstairs in a small barn- soon became obvious that I didnt have room for everything -by mid 90s I had about 35 5 qt cans and about 1500 one quart cans- plus signs- bottles etc- and was about of room-
Along came Fred Stoke with his big scroll of qt pictures ( he only had about 4000 at the time} and he took about 300 of my quarts-I then continued to get rid of quarts and decided to stick to 5 quarts
I will be adding to this post most every day-
SHOW US WHAT YOU HAVE IN 5 QUART CANS

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Wanted 5 quart cans

I can't wait to see this post!!!

Love that Penn-Air

Gotta' love those RPM cans....

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN COLLECTING 5 QUART CANS
expect to find a lot with top or bottom missing- they survived the years as parts buckets- storage bins etc- a gallon can lid will fit {Use DB} many cans will have a small hole where nailed to wall-
Many New England cans -Oilzum in particular were nailed to Maple tee for collecting syrup- farmers used them for grain and feed scoops- also dont expect to find them for newer oil companies- most 5 qt cans were 1962 and earlier when cars used 6 qts or more of oil- MORE TO COME

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Wanted 5 quart cans

These were sent by Les Towner for repair & lids. 1 on left was never filled or topped.

A 5 quart extra for Thunder- If you have special request for pics let me know- thanks Don



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Wanted 5 quart cans

A couple I have.

Shot with C200Z,D510Z at 2006-12-27

Shot at 2006-07-08

Thanks Don for doing this 5qt topic, love the pics. When you get bored with all the fabulous picture cans, I wouldnt mind seeing the Standard/Utoco/PanAm/Amoco part of your collection.

Regards,
Kim

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Sent by a silent member of oldgas.
THANK YOU.

Shot at 2007-07-13

Shot at 2007-07-13

[This message has been edited by avio (edited 07-13-2007).]

I'm looking forward to this also, thanks Don and others.
Think I only have three and they are all common, but I saw this one for sale yesterday.




[This message has been edited by tokheim (edited 07-14-2007).]

Only have (3) 5 quarts so far.






Mac

Few more nice ones- great response so far- some I have never seen and would like to own
Keep them coming- thanks don

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[This message has been edited by 5 quart (edited 07-14-2007).]