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Chris Jones

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I found a glass quart oil container the other day. It's a bit before my time. Just thought I'd share and see what folks have to say--but I'd also like an idea of how common they are now and it's value too. Thanks.

The label reads:
1 US QUART NET (barely legible very top)
Stands Up!
MONOGRAM MOTOR OIL
SAE No. 30
100% PURE PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA GRADE CRUDE OIL ASSOCIATION PERMIT No. 111
NEW YORK LUBRICATING OIL COMPANY
116 BROAD ST NEW YORK

The glass jar itself has molded in it on the neck ONE QUART TO LINE
Link to pictures
 
I'm not to sure about how the top threads onto yours. Usually they have a funnel shaped metal top with a cap. I paid 15 bucks for one with the top last Sunday at my antique bottle club show. I have paid 30 bucks for really good ones. Somewhat more common than a pontiled bottle pre 1900 bottle that held other liquids. . The tall oil bottles are worth more but they now have fake repros.Old bottle collectors don;t collect these it is the petroliana collectors that do.
 
dr sportster:

I've got one of the original oil drums with the integral metered oil pumps, for filling those funnel-topped oil bottles (had it for 35 years). Four cranks,stop to stop, and it meters out exactly 1 Quart of oil. When I worked at a friends Gas Station back in the early 1970's, it was my job to refill all of the oil bottles after closing the pump islands at 9 P.M. . We were the ONLY Gas Station for 70 miles in ANY direction that stayed open that late, everyone else shut down at 6 P.M. . This was in a little town with a population of about 500 people, right on the main North / South highway through the state, and we were the only Gas Station in town.


Doc
 
That's a WWII era oil jar. During the war there were restrictions on steel usage so they shipped motor oil in quart jars.

These jars differ from the oil bottles with the metal spouts that were filled at a service station using a pump mounted on an oil tank (lubester). The war time jars often had paper labels but some companies used fired on painted labels.

The war time bottles are somewhat rare as most were discarded. The refillable oil bottles with the screw on spouts are common.
 
Thanks! Ebay has tons of glass jars with metal spouts--I've never seen one those either. I couldn't find any like mine. I'm personally not very attached to it--any ball park idea of a fair price?
 
Not sure of value. I'd be inclined to list it on ebay for $15 or 20 and no reserve and hope it goes up from there.
 
Good, that's about what I was thinking. I usually try Craig's list at a set price first--maybe $20 to leave haggle room and see if I have any interest in it at all. With Craig's List sales the buyer should be willing to pay a bit more as there is no shipping and they can inspect it before they buy it. Meanwhile I can sell a bit lower too because I don't loose 14% to ebay/paypal fees. But the limited market on Craig's List makes it hard to find a buyer sometimes. Thanks!
 
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