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They say that every dog has his day and I guess today was mine! LOL I have missed a few Cities Service cans on ebay lately and was really kicking myself for missing a really nice NOS Hypoid can that would have been an upgrade for me, but I did manage to win a pretty nice paper label "Furniture Polish" can. I don't usually mess with paper label cans because of the durability of the label and the ease that they are forged! This one was nice and I didn't have it, so I decided to take a chance. If it was as good as it looked, it would be OK! Heres a link to the auction-- Cities Polish Can Well it arrived today and was packed in a pretty flimsy box, but it was insulated ok, and there didn't appear to be any damage, but I could see that it had leaked in the plastic bag it was in and the label was totally SOAKED! Now I was mad because I wanted the can but the label was damaged and didn't have the bright, vivid coloration like it had in the ebay photos! I carefully wiped it off, and noticed some lettering underneath the label because it was soaked up so bad that you could actually see right thru it! My curiosity was instantly piqued and I got pretty excited! What if this was a repurposed can that Cities Service had originally intended for another product, but had used as a fill in for a minor product instead of having a run of new cans made?? If you look at the photos close, you can see the Cities Service lettering underneath. I took some pictures as I received it and then started to investigate the label. Since it was soaked up so bad, it was easy to lift it a little and look at the can color beneath. IT WAS WHITE! That meant it was probably a very early repurposed Cities Service can and not some cheap forgery! Now I was really excited and had to decide if I was going to remove the label or not? Since the label was so severely damaged, I decided to proceed, and it was simple to remove, because it was soaked up with furniture polish so bad! I think I laughed for joy for the next 15 minutes! I couldn't believe how well preserved the can was from the protection of the paper label and probably being stored in an inside environment all its life. I have never seen this can before, and while I don't doubt that there are others out there, this is my first and truly a prime example. My little $45 investment just grew many times over! LOL I guess today was my day! If the can hadn't leaked, I would probably have never known what was underneath! I'm sure the previous owner didn't! I think I'll go into town and buy a lottery ticket! LOL I took so many pictures, it will take 2 posts to load them all!
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Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Here are the pictures of the great little can that was underneath the label!!
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WOW!.....So it was furniture polish in the can?
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Yes, it had furniture polish in the can and he had drained it but there was enough residue to leak out and soak the label up real well.
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there's even more to this story than you know Kevin... I was watching that can, and was planning to bid. I missed the end of the auction, and forgot to set my snipe. darnit! you would have probably bid higher than me anyways... but you missed the auction I won the other week, and I missed this auction you won - and I think we both ended pretty happy because of it!  maybe we need to start coordinating our bidding, lol
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FREEDOM oil items wanted.
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Wow! I'm going home to rip off all my paper label cans! You just never know…Beautiful can.. Congratulations Kevin!
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this is a similar story as Dan finding the gargoyle Handi-oiler under the paper label, might be time too investigate anything with a paper label on it... 
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Ouch! Kevin that's it, you are for sure a Cities Service Magnet!
How doe's this happen? Me I would get a Pure can with a paper label that would be furniture polish under it!
Great story though
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Wow! Great story and great can Kevin.
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A great find, Kevin!... I hope you are drying out the paper label on a couple of layers of paper towels to wick out the furniture polish. And that once the label dries... It regains the look that drew you to it in the first place...
IMO, it would/will be a great save; to be able to save both the original tin, and the paper label that protected it all these years....
I'm glad that an Oldgas Collector and you in particular; are the "new Owner" of this great little tin...
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Great story!! And great luck is right!!
What would this can have been for before it's repurpose to a furniture polish can? It doesn't really say much on it.
Last edited by Steve C.; Thu Nov 13 2014 05:59 PM.
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this is a similar story as Dan finding the gargoyle Handi-oiler under the paper label I was just thinking the same thing. Funny to see two similar postings in such a short period of time.
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Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Oh no! sounds like all paper label cans will be getting pricey!
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Sweet can! Looks awesome.
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Great story!! And great luck is right!!
What would this can have been for before it's repurpose to a furniture polish can? It doesn't really say much on it. Steve, it looks to me like one of those "general purpose" cans that they stamped and labeled it with whatever they chose to fill it with. I say that because of the blank rectangle at the top of the can. I have seen other companies use this same technique to multi purpose certain cans.
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Kevin to paraphrase golfer Jerry Barber who said " the more I practice the luckier I get". The more you look the luckier you get. Including getting, what was it, a sign at your wife's quilting club meeting.
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Congrats Kevin. I would seriously consider that lottery ticket.
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Very cool Kevin! Congrats on the score! We know its in good hands.
Looking for any cans! PM me what ya got!
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Great story!! And great luck is right!!
What would this can have been for before it's repurpose to a furniture polish can? It doesn't really say much on it. Steve, it looks to me like one of those "general purpose" cans that they stamped and labeled it with whatever they chose to fill it with. I say that because of the blank rectangle at the top of the can. I have seen other companies use this same technique to multi purpose certain cans. Ahhh, gotcha! I really like these basic white Cities cans, like the oiler you posted in the oiler thread. They come across as somewhat plain, but they just look clean and cool to me!! Love 'em!
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Great score! Wish this stuff would happen to me  lol I like these stories part of the reason to keep hunting for that perticular can for the collection.
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Congrats Kevin! Very nice find indeed!
Wanted anything Flying A Gas, Signal Gas, Hancock oil co, and Sunland.
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Kevin that is a way cool can!!! Scott B.
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...so, what happens to the paper label? Both this, and the Gargoyle thread, seemed to give short shrift to the labels, which I would argue are rarer than the cans themselves...I think I'd be hard-pressed to cut an original label off of a can...if I could separate the label where it was glued, I might remove it...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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Stories like this keep the hobby and anticipation about the next item fun! Awesome story and find Kevin!
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Mark-- The label was overlapped and glued and the furniture polish had loosened the glue to the point of simply lifting the edge with my fingernail and it came right apart! I currently have it pressed between 2 paper shop towels and between the pages of "One Hundred Years of Gas Stations". Nice heavy book--LOL
That should flatten it out and soak all the furniture polish out of it! Hopefully!
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Mark-- The label was overlapped and glued and the furniture polish had loosened the glue to the point of simply lifting the edge with my fingernail and it came right apart! I currently have it pressed between 2 paper shop towels and between the pages of "One Hundred Years of Gas Stations". Nice heavy book--LOL
That should flatten it out and soak all the furniture polish out of it! Hopefully! ...you'll never get it all out, but I'm glad to hear the label came off easy as a dress on prom night...
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That is a great story and definitely a happy ending!! Thanks for sharing.
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