Show your oiler cans

[2oolhound]

Hey Lugs, while yours and Motorman55's are the 1st well pronounced angled pumps for sure my #13 in post #1 has a slight angle on it. I call it my "alladin" oiler.

Next is Lippyp's post #28, 1st picture, the oiler on the far right, looks to have an angled pump.

Also the 2nd photo of Don Longs collection (post 130) shows a similar oiler to my "Alladin" which appears to have that same slight angled pump as mine.

I will concede however yours and Motorman's are the only "full tilt" angled pumps where this feature is very obvious in appearance and construction.

Very nice oilers guys, great finds!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, 2oolhound! I knew I could count on you to show me the pumpers/plungers I missed! Those are all goodies!

 

[Outlawmws]

Very cool and unusual pumpers!

I would love to find one for keeping neatsfoot oil in for my lantern/stove repair kit, since that pump design is so similar to the pumps the white gas lanterns and stoves use.

 

[Lightning rod]

#13 oiler being restored

 

[2oolhound]

Lugz, thanks for putting me up to it. It was fun going through this thread again.

Lightning rod, thanks for the video link! What a job he did on that oiler and to think there was a time when manufacturing was done like that. Very insightful video! There is hope that I might get mine working again.

And thanks for correcting my number that I had referenced that oiler to, I've fixed it now.

 

[FMC1959]

#13 oiler being restored

Nice restoration....the finished painted product is very nice.

Personally, I prefer the "naked" look on oil cans. Somewhere around the 12:30 mark is how I would kept if it was mine, pits, marks, warts and all....but that's me.

 

[Motorman55]

Did you see post #148?! 2oolhound could correct me if I'm wrong, but I've watched this thread pretty closely since 2014, and mine was the first angled plunger oiler posted, now you post one less than a couple weeks later, and..., we're both from New Jersey! Hmmmm.... Maybe the tinker lived here!

I've come across a lot of unique shape vintage oilers over the years in NJ. Of course I've bought a couple here and there that were 'cheap' in asking prices. However, most, especially really nice condition ones were and still are beyond my limited 'collection(s) funds' (especially since retiring last year.) This particular one was too nice too pass up.

 

[Outlawmws]

Picked up a new to me Golden Rod:

 

[FMC1959]

Picked up a new to me Golden Rod:

That's about as "classic" as they come, nice score

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I picked up this little pewter oiler today at the flea market. It has the two-piece cap with a needle stopper/applicator in it. Perfect for gun care or anything that wants a little controlled drop here and there.

 

[PFSard]

I picked up this little pewter oiler today at the flea market. It has the two-piece cap with a needle stopper/applicator in it. Perfect for gun care or anything that wants a little controlled drop here and there.

Now that is slick!!!!!! I assume there were no ID markings.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Now that is slick!!!!!!

Thank you, sir.

I assume there were no ID markings.

The only one that counts!

 

[48windsor]

Ive used a No 6 my dad was a nut about lubricating things .
I joke that he is like the dad on " My big fat greek wedding"only with an oil can instead of Windex,lol
I like oil cans too

 

[Outlawmws]

I have two of these; one of mine is marked like Lugz, the other like this:

I'm morally certain the years are 1895 and 1897.

But MAN there were a LOT of patents granted on April 23 1895!

I scanned as low as patent US537979 to US538225, where 4 23 petered out... I assume they saved these things up to grant a ton all at once for grants...

First oil can related I fould - I'm not seeing it... https://patents.google.com/patent/US538174A/en?oq=patent+US538174

another: https://patents.google.com/patent/US538103A/en?oq=patent+US538103

 

[DwightS]

Looks like there’s a thread for everything garage/tool related here.

Here are some of mine, inherited.

A couple of Eagle, a Craftsman (handle), a brass cap with what looks like “Ward Oiler” and a no-name USA with an adjustment screw that is so front heavy it won’t stand up on its own. Any ideas?




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[Private Lugnutz]

I have two of these; one of mine is marked like Lugz, the other like this:

Thanks for the leads with the patents dates, Outlaw. I am morally certain that what we have are Chase Patent "Pocket Oil Cans"!


April 6, 1897 refers to Design Patent D26,871. The patent application doesn't mention the secondary needle stopper applicator inside the spout, which might be part of the patent associated with the earlier April 23, 1895 reference, which I have not yet looked up.

 

[Outlawmws]

Haha! POOKET oil can! Love it! (On the diagram Title - I'm sure the ink just flowed to fill the "C" but its SOLID...)

Your better at ferreting those patents out than I!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The first patent (Apr 23, 1895) was a utility patent (537,888) and, as I suspected, it covers the enclosed needle applicator spout. Chase was an assignor for the Waterbury Manufacturing Company in Waterbury, Connecticut, which is where our "Pocket Oil Cans" were made. They also patented a whistle and a base for lamps that same year.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Your better at ferreting those patents out than I!

It's not magic or skill. I use the Smithsonian Library. I should probably post these steps in the next update of the Sticky on the Vintage Discussion forum, but for now...

(1) Google "Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year [YYYY]"
(2) Click on the link that results and it will take you to a digital online copy of the patents report for that year in the Smithsonian Libraries system.
(3) Use the Search function. I searched on "oil can", for example.
(4) Wait while it processes, which can take several minutes.
(5) Down below it will post blue teardrop-shaped bookmarks indicating the pages in the report for that year that contain the search term.
(6) Click on the blue bookmarks
(7) The search term will be highlighted on the page in yellow.

 

[Outlawmws]

Cool - thx, I wasn't aware of that search engine.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

You're welcome. That will save you all kinds of time. I'm glad we have similar collecting tastes, and I'm glad you had one with the patent dates on it.

 

[four.cycle]

I don't believe I've posted this one yet. Tiny thing. Has the needle in it, which is affixed to the screw-on cap:



* No stampings or markings on it anywhere.

 

[Outlawmws]

Same cap design!

 

[StormcrowAz]

Don't remember exactly where I picked this up from, probably from either my grandpa or cousin. Had it for a long while and just a few years ago cleaned it up a little and re-homed it next to the drill press. No name or markings.

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[DwightS]

Looks like there’s a thread for everything garage/tool related here.

Here are some of mine, inherited.

A couple of Eagle, a Craftsman (handle), a brass cap with what looks like “Ward Oiler” and a no-name USA with an adjustment screw that is so front heavy it won’t stand up on its own. Any ideas?




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Finally got the brass thumb oiler cap clean enough to make out the words. “The Richard Oiler Ansonia CT”




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[PacificaVette]

I found another SwingSpout oiler at an estate sale today. It looks to be in pretty good condition, though somewhat dirty. I think a little cleanup with Dawn dish soap should get it looking pretty good. I've never seen a 5 qt oiler before, but it makes sense to use one large oiler to fill up for an oil change.

 

[Outlawmws]

It allows you to pre-measure from a bulk 55 gallon drum. used to be common, "back in the day"

 

[2oolhound]

Congrats on the Goldenrod find Outlawmws and the pocket oilers are nice. Great research Lugs, I've learned something interesting. I've always thought of them as projector oilers since that was my 1st introduction to them (see post 45 pg3). I'll check mine for patent dates.

DwightS your Craftsman is a keeper. That oiler with the adjustment screw in interesting. Does it function as a limiter, restricting how far you can pull the trigger? One sugestion on how to prevent it from tipping over is to use it for gear oil only or some other "heavy Wt. oil" (joke) or you could add a handle into the band that goes around it on the back side.

four.cycle, that sure looks like the same nozzle and drip pin set up as the pocket oiler we all have. Nice to see a different take on one.

StormcrowAz it'd nice to get those kind of hand me downs and always nice to have some cutting fluid near by a drill press.

PacificaVette - wow, that's a big un! Has it got a lid? looks like it. Great find!

 

[four.cycle]

four.cycle, that sure looks like the same nozzle and drip pin set up as the pocket oiler we all have. Nice to see a different take on one.

It is very similar to the needle and cap found on the pocket oilers like Private Lugnutz posted just above.
I looked at a LOT of them on Ebay before I found that one. I wanted something smaller for my pack in the event I'm using one of my Coleman "Peak1" stoves in the field. (Every cubic centimeter counts.)

 

[DwightS]

DwightS your Craftsman is a keeper. That oiler with the adjustment screw in interesting. Does it function as a limiter, restricting how far you can pull the trigger? One sugestion on how to prevent it from tipping over is to use it for gear oil only or some other "heavy Wt. oil" (joke) or you could add a handle into the band that goes around it on the back side.

The Craftsman is 45-50 years old, I remember using it as a kid to oil my bicycle chain and hub. The Oiler with the adjustment screw, the screw does wind out to limit the trigger pull. The can is empty so the spout length is definitely making it tipsy. I had thought about looking into getting a shorter spout, or maybe sitting it on a thin piece of magnetic tape.



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[Outlawmws]

4C, I'm guessing you are putting neatsfoot oil in it? I did that with one of mine.

 

[AngryBeaver]

bought a new usa made Golden rod for the day job shop the other day from Rural king.... the rod isn't golden... it is made in the usa.. and the spout seeps oil...... you can see the spot above the green hammer on the pig... hopefully it breaks in soon... its synthetic 30w oil.... Also got a plastic usa "golden rod" put some Kroil in it and it leaks from the spout, lid and plunger assy at the top.... maybe it's not meant for thin lubricants...

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Motorman55:

I was paging through a 1922 Sears, Roebuck & Company catalog looking for something else recently when I ran into this ad for a plunger oiler that sure resembles the oilers you and I posted earlier on this thread, linked here, and here!

 

[Motorman55]

Motorman55:

I was paging through a 1922 Sears, Roebuck & Company catalog looking for something else recently when I ran into this ad for a plunger oiler that sure resembles the oilers you and I posted earlier on this thread, linked here, and here!

Type are the same, styles different. Both look like they could come from that era. I've looked over mine and I could find no indication of any maker mark whatsoever. You would think that they would have at least stamped a pat. mark on say one of the fittings, but no such luck.

 

[Greasenippel]

You seem to be someone who shares my interest in oil cans and their history. Correct?

 

[Greasenippel]

Some old US oil cans, all malleable iron and built for eternity. Does anyone have information about the last one? More on Instagram @greasenippelx or under hashtag #fineoilcans

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice.

 

[WinMod21]

Don't remember exactly where I picked this up from, probably from either my grandpa or cousin. Had it for a long while and just a few years ago cleaned it up a little and re-homed it next to the drill press. No name or markings.

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Looks similar to our old 'Made in USA ~ Eagle' . .

 

[cpttuna]

have a small collection.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I picked up another Chase-style pocket oil can at the flea market this morning. Two section cap with the needle applicator cap screwing over the other tip. This can is wrinkled-painted black over brass. No markings except MADE IN U.S.A. around the rim of the main screw on cap.