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I was at a yard sale at a old gas station & I ask the guy if there was any old gas staition stuff in the building. He said just a old oil bottle. He then said follow me & I will show you. Trust me I looked the place over top to bottom. He got this bottle off a shelf & said here it is. He said $10 & you can have it. I said that was fine & went on my way. I was wandering is this a old oil bottle? He has owned the station for 30+ years & has been in the town since the 50s & can not remember the station ever being open. The bottle looks like a pint bottle for milk. The base of the spout has a screw that tightens up to snug it on the bottle. The spout then goes on with a turn to snug it up. The spout is soldered at the bottom. The bottle on the side says 1 Minn in a triangle with Sealed under that & 1-11-14 under sealed. Here are some picks & thanks for the help

YEP.
On ebay it sells for about $45
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Brad;
I just saw one in the antique mall in Peru last month. I left it because it looked like a milk bottle to me. Don't remember what they wanted for it.

George

It looks real to me. However, I don't think I've ever seen that particular spout before.

FYI - Milk bottles won't have the triangle and the 'seal' info on them. There should also be an arrow pointing up to a line at the neck for indicating a full quart.

Some bottles have numerous 'seals' on them showing that various states had approved them for a full quart volume.

Remember, these were used before quart cans came into the picture (and for a long time afterwards too!).

There are literally hundreds of variations and brands of old oil bottles. A quick look on e-bay will confirm that.

Later . . .

Jim


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Yea every oil bottle I have seen or had, had a "fill to this line" indicating a full quart