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Oil Bottles
About Antique Oil Bottles
Before oil cans came into use, drivers pulling into a gas station asking for oil had it pumped from a barrel into a spouted glass bottle, often embossed with the brand name of the oil company. From there they would pour it into the car's engine.
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Upcoming Events
- North Star Historical Bottle Association and Minnesota's First Antique Bottle Club's 39th Annual Show and Sale
Mar 28. Bloomington, MN. - The Empire State Bottle Club's 40th Annual Show & Sale
Mar 28. Brewerton, NY. - Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club's 31st Annual Show & Sale
Apr 10. Kalamazoo, MI.
Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Vintage Petroliana (Oil and Gas) Collector Jim Potts
I became interested in Petroliana in a kind of roundabout way. I’ve been in the automotive repair business all my l… [more]
An Interview With Antique Bottle Collector Bill Lindsey
My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we started d… [more]
Guest Column: Collecting Antique Ball Jars
One of the most common fruit jars ever produced is the lowly Ball jar. Historical figures show that from between Se… [more]
An Interview With Chinese Snuff Bottle Collector Vincent Fausone, Jr.
In 1978, I found a snuff bottle and didn’t know what it was. It intrigued me, so I bought it. Then I found some boo… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Primarily Petroliana
Jim Potts’ site for petroliana collectors, featuring image galleries and community features such as a discussion … [read review or visit site]
Historic Glass Bottle Identification
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [read review or visit site]
Cape May County Bottle Collectors
Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo… [read review or visit site]
Fisogni Museum
An amazing online gallery of petroliana from Guido Fisogni, who founded his Fisogni Museum in 1966. Start by clicki… [read review or visit site]
Petrol Maps
Ian Byrne's virtual glove compartment with almost 2,000 European petrol (gas) and oil company roadmaps. While Ameri… [read review or visit site]
Antique Bottle Collector's Haven
There's a ton of information here, but as with bottles, you have to dig to find the best stuff. Start with the famo… [read review or visit site]
Diggersdiary.co.uk
This great site, from British diggers Darren Gray and Jeremy Kemp, is rich in information about hunting for antique… [read review or visit site]
Petroliana.co.uk
Alan Chandler’s impressive collection of early British and European petroliana, including galleries with beautifu… [read review or visit site]
Petromobilia Switzerland
Alex Wyler’s site is mostly in German, but the collection and images speak for themselves. You’ll find old gas … [read review or visit site]
Bottle Cap Index
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]
Falvo Collectables Gallery
Ralph and Carol Falvo's excellent collection of automobiles, petroliana, jukeboxes, soda, and general store items. … [read review or visit site]
Plopsite.de
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [read review or visit site]
Old Spice Collectibles
Lather up with Creighton Friceks complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bott… [read review or visit site]
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Clubs & Associations: Petroliana
- Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors
- Little Rhody Bottle Club
- Road Map Collectors Association
- International Perfume Bottle Association
- Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club
- Findlay Antique Bottle Club
Discussion Forums: Petroliana
Other Great Reference Sites: Petroliana
- Wisconsin Historical Society: Fill er Up
- Garage Addiction
- Kens Milk Bottle Page
- Gasnshakers.com
- Gassigns.org
- Flickr: Gas Pumps
- Antique Bottles of Baltimore
- Antiquebottles.co.za
- Vintagegas.com
- Oiler Lighter Fluid Can Photos
- Balljars.net
- Oilsign.com
- Collecting Poison Bottles
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