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Posted By: Gaspedler Oil Can Spouts - Sat Feb 22 2020 01:46 PM
Did a search of Oldgas and did not find a thread on Oil Can spouts. Has anyone done one?
Only found a few scattered short discussions.

If not I want to start one in Showcase.

Been away living a busy life for a few years, have more time now so I am back.
I cleaned out some cobwebs in my basement and pulled out my collection of over 120 different ones.
Plus would like to see some unique ones others have.

Wanted to check before I start a repeat.
Chuck

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Posted By: Gasman84470 Re: Oil Can Spouts - Sun Feb 23 2020 03:38 PM
Absolutely would love to see what you've got. Thanks for bringing this up for a look see.
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 05:19 AM
That is a nice looking spout. Could you show a picture of it on a can? I bet it looks good that way.

This what I have. They are plain and common. Hopefully we get more participation.

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Posted By: Dave Rowlison Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 11:55 AM
I have less than 50 can punches.
What I have collected are the different makes & models of the "Made in the USA' type.
There are numerous brands & models of can punches.
The two old looking punches in the center of the bottom row are Huffy 73-B & 73-C although I can't see any differences.

Dave

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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 12:35 PM
The lowly oil can spout, we find them at yard sales and flea markets for a quarter, but there was a lot of imagination used over the years; and some will command a pretty decent price due to rarity and uniqueness.
I recently put on a display at work, and my take away was the younger employees typically didn't find any interest. I'm sure, because they had never used one. Just like road maps.

Ingenuity being the mother of invention, there were a lot of ideas that popped up over the 70 or so year life span of their use.
For all sizes of oil cans.

Chuck


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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 12:41 PM
My rule, when I was collecting them, was it had to be designed to "open" and dispense a can of oil. I have a few minor exceptions in my collection like a church key that says Montgomery Ward Oil. But that, next to a screw driver was probably the most common tool used.

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Description: Dover can with knife
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 12:48 PM
Dave;
Amazing how so many of the typical can punches were made that look similar but all have just a slightly different design.
You could try to match up 12 different ones with a hole already in a can for a match and none will fit perfectly, except the exact one used.
Kind of like going to Great Clips for a hair cut, everyone gets the same hair cut, but we all look different.
Chuck
Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 12:55 PM
I did a lot of searching for the post mounted one. Just an opener.
99% of the ones I ran across were for early POP cans, before the days of pull tabs, not oil cans.
There is a measurable difference in size. I knew they existed, only because I had seen a photo of a guy using one.

Edit: Flexible one is top, got the description entered wrong
Pole mount is the bottom one.

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Description: Flexible rubber spout
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 01:24 PM
Some "trigger spouts".

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Description: There were several varieties of these trigger spouts
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Feb 24 2020 07:04 PM
Matt, per your request. Spout was designed to measure a partial quart.
The black one is a Mazurflo, like the one pictured above on the card.
The red one pictured above is Kleenflo made by Mazurflo Saranac, Mich.
Chuck

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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Tue Feb 25 2020 10:42 AM
Dave:
I have 2 Huffman (73's) and a 73-C. The 73's have an open top.


Description: Huffman 73 center/right & 73-C left
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Description: plastic coated - K-Mart versions
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Description: Canspout - this is cast aluminum
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Description: One for the farmers
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Tue Feb 25 2020 10:52 AM
Some plastic snap on caps (for use after you stab it with your screw driver) and openers.


Description: it's a funnel too
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Description: Coke isn't about to be left out
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Tue Feb 25 2020 10:58 AM
The swingspout oil cans are in common use today, but these babies were built for business.


Description: This will rip a chunk out of a can.
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Description: gonna slice a big hole for faster service.
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Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: Oil Can Spouts - Wed Feb 26 2020 04:02 AM
The spout looks good on a can. Your collection is really nice with a good variety. Thanks for posting.
Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Wed Feb 26 2020 09:32 AM
Some more can funnels.


Description: Cast aluminum
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Wed Feb 26 2020 09:35 AM
2 One Gallon can size. The Cast Aluminum says Sinclair Refining. There is a 1 quart version of this also which I don't have. These can command a high price by name.

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Posted By: Dave Rowlison Re: Oil Can Spouts - Wed Feb 26 2020 10:45 AM

Chuck:

I always thought the Sinclair one was for a 5 qt but when I had one I couldn't get a different brand 5 qt can to fit in & I didn't have a 5 qt Sinclair can to check.

Do you have any 5 qt cans or gallon cans to check the fit ??

Would Sinclair have sized there cans so that the funnel would only fit there cans ?

Dave
Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Wed Feb 26 2020 01:52 PM
Dave;
I just checked it. You are correct.
My 5 quart Marathon cans will fit.
The other old one on that post is slightly too small for the 5 quart.

Chuck

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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Fri Feb 28 2020 10:45 AM
A variety of funnels and "swing spout" type cans. Each one has a knife for opening oil cans.

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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Fri Feb 28 2020 10:50 AM
Some little fellers.
Bardahl is cast aluminum with brass handle to press the can into the knife.

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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Fri Feb 28 2020 11:00 AM
S...T...R...E...T...C...H for transmission fluids.

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Description: Push button valve
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Description: Twist valve shut off.
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Posted By: Done4 Re: Oil Can Spouts - Fri Feb 28 2020 05:24 PM
Crazy how many different types there are. I would have never thought that.
Posted By: Gasman84470 Re: Oil Can Spouts - Sat Feb 29 2020 05:44 AM
Great collection of the lowly spout! Thanks for tAking the time and effort.
And yes when I go to get my hair cut at great clips by the same person it looks different!
Posted By: Gaspedler Re: Oil Can Spouts - Mon Mar 02 2020 05:37 PM
A couple more photos with some duplicate/different version spouts.
And and old solid brass oil barrel spigot.
Some bottle spouts and regular can spouts.

Would love to see what others have. There is a lot of variety I don't have still out there.

Chuck

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Description: Not oil- a brass braided nozzle for something??? Was in a box of spouts I bought.
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Description: Oops how did that little one get in there... up front, I think it is an "Orange" spout.
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