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just came across this rusted motor oil can , really don't know alot about oil cans in general but do often come across different ones. not sure i've seen this one before though

called " Bulldog " motor oil , says by Eaton's Canada , french on one side and english the other , rusted badly on the other side


it was found outdoors in a wooded area off a nearby roadway , was some other rusted items nearby and junk , maybe tossed there years ago, this was the condition i found it in , made no attempt to clean it yet at all

despite being a small town , there was an Eaton's store downtown it was open until the late 90's , not sure what year it first opened but had been there for a while , thinking this can dates from the 60's ? or 70's but really not sure , is some similar cans online but don't collect oil cans so know little about them or which ones are rare or not .


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Let me know if you ever find any Red Indian Motor Oil Cans. I like those. LEON.
 

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Let me know if you ever find any Red Indian Motor Oil Cans. I like those. LEON.
not sure i've ever found one of those in good condition or condition that it could be cleaned up enough to be worth saving

feel like one of the dumps i dug at last year but had found years ago had some old oil cans but i'm not 100 % sure what brand they were , alot there but weren't in very good condition
 

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I could clean up a rusty Red Indian. LEON.
 

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I could clean up a rusty Red Indian. LEON.

i don't know about these ones there pretty far gone , this dump isn't far from where i live so checked on my way by and they are " red indian " brand oil cans but these ones are pretty rusted . can barely see the word " red " on the one can , appears to be a fair number of them there but rusted away , also saw one nearby for " castrol " oil

this dump was on an old abandoned highway and wondered if it had some connection to a highway garage to have so many , also rusted auto parts and such

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If you can find any in better condition let me know. THANKS, LEON.
 

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