Vintage Garage Lithographed Motor Tins

British Tins
Bosphorus	Bluecol	Castrol	Castrol	Castrol
Edwardian motor oil tin from the Anglo Bosphorus Oil Co Ltd	Smiths Bluecol Triangular Radiator Anti-Freeze Tin	Castrol Wakefield Motor Oil Tin - the first Castrol design circa 1909 to 1914?. With thanks to Ian	Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil Tin circa 1918	Wakefield Castrol A Motor Oil Tin. The first tin is between 1919 and 1928, the second after 1928. With thanks to Wayne Atkins - Australia
Castrol	Bluecol	Castrol	Castrol	Castrol
Wakefield Castrol under bonnet A and XL Motor Oil Tins, between 1919 and 1928. With thanks to Wayne Atkins - Australia	Wakefield Castrol CW Motor Oil Tin between 1919 and 1928.	Wakefield Castrol Caddy Motor Oil Tin. The square tin design was first introduced in 1927, this example with the later Castrol lettering without the line running through the letter 'O' is between 1929 and 1935.	Wakefield Castrol XL 1 Gallon Motor Oil Tin, design between 1929 and 1935.	Wakefield Castrollo Upper Cylinder Lubricant Oil Tin, the white flash was introduced into the Wakefield tin designs in 1936.
Challenge	Chemico	Chemico	Coolie	Duckhams
1920's Challenge Oil Co Ltd half gallon motor oil tin	Dr Chemico Prescribes Benzoyle Upper Cylinder Lubricant 5 Gallon dispenser.	1920's Chemico Flushing Oil Tin	Coolie Motor Cycle Motor Oil Tin	Alexander Duckhams Adcoids Pyramid Tin
Duckhams	Daimler	Daimler	Daimler	Finzol
Alexander Duckhams Rover Cars Motor Oil Tin. The Duckhams Patent Telescopic Spout for motor oil tins was first introduced in 1923,	1920's Daimler & Lanchester 1 Gallon Motor Oil Tin	1920's Daimler Self Changing Gear Box Oil Tin	1920's Daimler Lanchester and B.S.A Cars Motor Oil Tin	1920's Engelberts 'Finzol' Motor Oil Tin
Filtrate	Gamages	Gamages	Gamages	Redline - Glico
Filtrate Thin Shock Absorber Fluid Oval Oil Tin, brand of Edward Joy & Sons.	Gamages 5 Gallon Pyramid Motor Oil Tin, pictorial tin depicting a racing car, aeroplane, and a speedboat	Gamages 5 Gallon Pyramid Motor Oil Tin, pictorial tin depicting a racing car, aeroplane, and a speedboat	Gamages Aero De Luxe Pyramid Motor Oil Tin, this product was first introduced in 1935.	1930's Redline-Glico 'Super' Motor Oil 1 Pint Pyramid Tin
Redline - Glico	Redline - Glico	Luvax	Lister	Neal's
1930's Redline-Glico 'Super' Motor Oil 1 Pint Pyramid Tin	1930's Glico Motor Oils 5 Gallon Pyramid Motor Oil Tin	Luvax Shock Absober Fluid Oil Tin, product of CAV - LUCAS - ROTAX a service facility set up in 1928.	Listrol Lubricating Oil for Lister Engines and Auto Trucks.	Neal's Motor Oil
Prices	Redex	ROP ZIP	ROP ZIP	ROP ZIP
1920's motor oil tin for Price's Lubricants, oil products of price's Patent Candle Company Limited.	Pre war Redex Upper Cylinder Lubricant Oil Tin	ROP Zip Lubrication Motor Oil Tin. A Russian Oil Products company brand. With thanks to Gary Dowell	ROP Zip Lubrication Motor Oil Tin. A Russian Oil Products company brand.	ROP Zip Lubrication Motor Oil Tin. A Russian Oil Products company brand.
ROP ZIP	ROP ZIP	ROP ZIP	Shell	Shell

ROP Zip Lubrication Motor Oil Tin. A Russian Oil Products company brand.	ROP Zip Lubrication Motor Oil Tin. A Russian Oil Products company brand.	ROP Zip Lubrication Motor Oil Tin. A Russian Oil Products company brand.	Shell Motor Oil Tin Shell-Mex Ltd. Shell-Mex Ltd was formed in 1921, in 1931 it became Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.	Lubrication By Shell Motor Oil Tin depicting the Shell Stick-Man.
Shell	Shell	Shell	Shell	Shell
Shell Gear Oil Tin Shell-Mex Ltd	Unusual triangular Aero Shell Lubricating Motor Oil Tin	Unusual Sealed Shell Car Cleaner Oil Tin	1931 onwards Shell Spirax Worm Gear Oil Tin, Shell-Mex and Bp Ltd.	Toy Shell Motor Oil Tin. Dating to Shell-Mex and BP Ltd days, some toy pedal cars had their own dummy Shell Motor Oil tins.
Speedwell	Sternol	Sternol	Tecalmit	VOCO
Running made easy Speedwell Motor Oil Tin for Speedwell Lubricants.	Edwardian Sternol Ambroleum Gearbox Lubricant Oil Tin	Sternol Oils Motor Oil Tin, 'Makes Engines Purr Like Pussies'	Tecalemit Lubrication Oil Tins	Gargoyle Velocitie Oil E Motor Oil Tin, a product of the Vacuum Oil Co Ltd
VOCO	Wellsaline	Zero
Gargoyle Mobiloil BB Cone Shaped Motor Oil Tin, a product of the Vacuum Oil Co Ltd.	Wellsaline Motor Oil Tin. Wellsaline, a product of Matthew Wells & Co Ltd	Early lithographed tin for 'Zero' Radiator Anti-Freeze.

Non British Tins
Empire State	Opaline	Strata	Securit Avion	VOCO
Empire State Motor Oil Tin. Empire, a United States product.	Opaline Motor Oil Tin for the Sinclair Refining Copany of Chicago, United States.	Strata Motor Oil Tin. Strata, a product of the United States.	Art Deco style Securit Aviation Motor Oil Tin from France.	Gargoyle Mobiloil E Motor Oil Tin, a product of the Vacuum Oil Co Ltd France
VOCO	VOCO	Fells	Waratah
Gargoyle Mobiloil A Motor Oil Tin. This example a product of the Vacuum Oil Co of Australia	Gargoyle Motor Grease Tin, a product of the Vacuum Oil Co Ltd, Australia. With thanks to Danny Geus - Australia	Fell's Lubricants Motor Oil Tin, Australia. With thanks to Danny Geus - Australia	Waratah Motor Lubrication Oils, Australia. With thanks to Danny Geus - Australia

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