Pullstart 68,396 #2 Posted 5 hours ago I’ve never seen one at the pump, but I do know what they are! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,033 #3 Posted 5 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Pullstart said: I’ve never seen one at the pump Pretty common to see a six pack at the pump back in the day. Amazing, no caps just wide open tops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 10,230 #4 Posted 4 hours ago A friend of mine ran a local Discount Gas Station in the early 1970's. He used to drain and collect all what was left at the bottom of the cardboard / metal quarts of top price name brand oil. Guess where it ended up selling for half the cost at the pump. Pure profit there... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 10,680 #5 Posted 4 hours ago I don’t remember glass bottles, but I do remember the quart cans that you had to jam the spout into. Or a knife or screwdriver, whatever you had handy to open it! And then if the spout wasn’t sharp and it was on of those heavy paper cans that had been exposed to any moisture the top of the can would kink then spout wouldn’t seal up good and oil would leak all over!! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #6 Posted 4 hours ago 17 minutes ago, c-series don said: I don’t remember glass bottles, but I do remember the quart cans that you had to jam the spout into. Or a knife or screwdriver, whatever you had handy to open it! And then if the spout wasn’t sharp and it was on of those heavy paper cans that had been exposed to any moisture the top of the can would kink then spout wouldn’t seal up good and oil would leak all over!! Same here. When I started selling Auto Parts in north central Massachusetts in 1992 there were still a few products available in the old round cardboard cans with metal tops. Most things had switched over to the plastic bottles we know of today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwerl58 767 #7 Posted 4 hours ago We had a FISCA station that used these well into the upper 70's. It was the only place I remember using them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,485 #8 Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, ri702bill said: A friend of mine ran a local Discount Gas Station in the early 1970's. He used to drain and collect all what was left at the bottom of the cardboard / metal quarts of top price name brand oil. Guess where it ended up selling for half the cost at the pump. Pure profit there... My Dad had a jig in the garage that funneled oil cans into a jar... Always had oil for oil cans, chains etc. It was a large funnel on top a jar with two pieces of wood to hold an upside down can in the funnel... I still do this with the plastic bottles... keeps my oiler jars full... Waste not want not... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
