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I have one just like this, I thought it was a one off! I'll post photos as soon as I am able to dig it out, but stenciling is the same. Very neat.

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15 hours ago, EmperorWangDong said:

I have one just like this, I thought it was a one off! I'll post photos as soon as I am able to dig it out, but stenciling is the same. Very neat.


They used to be fairly common finds, I have owned several over the years.  One of my primary collecting interest is in Maxims and their accessories.  Last I sold was identical to the one in the original post however you could see the faded name of an oil company in the markings.

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1 hour ago, manayunkman said:

That’s great.

 

I love equipment like this.

 

Notice that they have different screw caps.



There are a number of variations, we started a photo album to highlight the differences on my MG08 Study Group Facebook page.

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21 hours ago, 101CH47 said:

This is the one I sold a few years ago, kick myself for doing so ever since.

 

 

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Interesting that yours is stenciled St. Michael - mine is just like the original posters, St. Mihiel.

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I've heard that the gold paint was indicative of a souvenir being on display at a VFW hall. I've seen Patton swords and Mausers painted gold.

 

 

 

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8 minutes ago, robinb said:

I've heard that the gold paint was indicative of a souvenir being on display at a VFW hall. I've seen Patton swords and Mausers painted gold.

 

 

 



Every one of these gold condensing cans I have looked at have a VFW story connected to them.

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