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Fri Oct 12 2018 08:51 PM
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Thanks, advertologist. Much better
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Now Jack Sim will tell you not to assume because it's military that it's always WW2.....don't forget the Korea era. I would say the date right there on the can is correct, 7/53....... If in my collection, I would say it's a Sinclair can as they produced the product and filled the can. Mobil did the same, as did Standard, probably others, all in the same standard issue green and white color scheme. Darin
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Notice the can is green. This can was destined to the Military, they didn't want glass and green was camouflage. There is possibly a date on the can, 7/53, this was the one month before the Korean conflict ended. After the end of WWII and Korea the military sold much of the surplus items to people that opened "SURPLUS STORES." This can was possibly purchased at one of them after the Korean conflict.
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Very helpful, thanks. I didnt know the "7/53", was the date of production.
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I have had this one for years,stands 2 1/4" tall.
Do not see a date on it.
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What the others said, its a Sinclair can. I have a quart oil can that is similar. Don't have a grease can like that. More interest probably to a Sinclair collector than a general can collector due to the plain look to it.
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What the others said, its a Sinclair can. I have a quart oil can that is similar. Don't have a grease can like that. More interest probably to a Sinclair collector than a general can collector due to the plain look to it. The can is "plain" ugly, imho. Thanks for the info
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