wh500special 2,168 #1 Posted October 12 Found this while digging around in the barn the other day at mom and dad’s. Still full. I’m old enough to remember when the transition to plastic bottles came about and how exotic and awesome they seemed at the time. Now I look kind of wistfully at these old paper cans…and how oddly gratifying it was to poke the metal spout through the can to uncork the contents. Steve 5 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,994 #2 Posted October 12 I kinda miss those old funny motor oil commercials. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,390 #3 Posted October 12 1 hour ago, wh500special said: I’m old enough to remember when the transition to plastic bottles came about I'm just there. Got my driver's license in August 1987. Before that I'd helped various friends and family change oil. 🛢 Them metal spouts was some high society stuff for us. We'd just use a big screwdriver 🪛 to poke one vent slot and two pour slots. Good times...... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,677 #4 Posted October 12 I definitely remember those quart cans and the special spout! The last K-Mart is 15 minutes away from me and is closing down next week. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,046 #5 Posted October 12 12 minutes ago, c-series don said: The last K-Mart is 15 minutes away from me and is closing down next week. Good riddance. I despise K-Mart after what happened to Sears. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midpack 862 #6 Posted October 12 I grew up with these, I still have a couple spouts around. I loved the sound of stabbing a spout in! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,112 #7 Posted October 12 1 hour ago, wh500special said: I’m old enough to remember when the transition to plastic bottles came about and how exotic and awesome they seemed at the time. Now I look kind of wistfully at these old paper cans…and how oddly gratifying it was to poke the metal spout through the can to uncork the contents. Steve Yep, I still have my metal spouts. I'm even old enough to remember the all metal cans. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,201 #8 Posted October 12 5 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Yep, I still have my metal spouts. I'm even old enough to remember the all metal cans. Thankful that I DON’T still have my spout. It’d be one more thing I’d want to hang onto that I should ditch. I still remember my dad trying to punch a can open with a screwdriver and having the cardboard side crumple and split. Oil all over the place. I made an instant tactical decision not to laugh. 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,112 #9 Posted October 12 6 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Thankful that I DON’T still have my spout Kinda glad I still have mine. Did you have one of the Mini Spouts ? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,201 #10 Posted October 12 32 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Kinda glad I still have mine. Did you have one of the Mini Spouts ? Nope. Full-size from Western Auto. Gave it away when I stopped doing my own car servicing. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297 #11 Posted October 12 43 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Yep, I still have my metal spouts. I'm even old enough to remember the all metal cans. Ed do you remember the quart glass with metal spouts containers for oil ? My best friend who died in 2007 at age 87 had 2 or 3 . After changing oil he would let the plastic containers drain all the oil into the glass containers. Not saying he was cheap but didn't take long to have a quart container full and he could make a penny scream. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,112 #12 Posted October 12 You mean these Jim? I never used them but do see them at the sale occasionally. I worked at a Gulf station in the '50s and an Esso station in the '60s. We had an oil can drain collector at each station. It was section of inclined rain gutter. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,155 #13 Posted October 12 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: I'm even old enough to remember the all metal cans I was thinking the same thing. After my brother passed away I was looking around the barn and saw the old funnel/spout where you opened the can with a spier in the funnel. Part of me said "you gotta taken it" but the practical me agreed with @Handy Don, left it where it was. Looked a lot like this one. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,297 #14 Posted October 12 @Ed Kennell That is exactly what he had. I just saw my weird neighbor on his roof scrubbing the asphalt shingles. @squonk must be in the area laying squonk eggs. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,655 #16 Posted October 14 Any body remember the 5 quart metal oil cans. I know Havoline had them looked just like a quart can. There was an 5 quart Esso can in the garage at home. . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,155 #17 Posted October 14 9 hours ago, Lee1977 said: Any body remember the 5 quart metal oil cans. I know Havoline had them looked just like a quart can. There was an 5 quart Esso can in the garage at home. . Saw this one with @stevasaurus on it. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TractorEd 633 #18 Posted October 14 (edited) Old enough to remember clay oil pots back in the day. before that we’d just grab handfuls coming up out the ground. Edited October 14 by TractorEd 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,524 #19 Posted October 14 I thought this was how it all began... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,112 #20 Posted October 15 On 10/13/2024 at 11:05 PM, Lee1977 said: Any body remember the 5 quart metal oil cans. Nope, way before my first birthday. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
