I headed out to rural area near Harvard IL for my most recent pick. I met a real nice guy named Tom that had a barn packed full of old oil cans and other cool stuff. He works for a large farming outfit and often has to clean out old barns. He comes across quite a few interesting finds and has squirreled away a massive collection in his barn.
I managed to buy quite a few cans from him but I barely made a dent in what he has in his barn. I picked up a couple nice five gallon cans with great graphics. Not to mention a very cool 1930's Harley Davidson oil can that I had to twist his arm for! It took me good hour of scrubbing these cans with hot water and vinegar to get all the grime off of them.
I managed to buy quite a few cans from him but I barely made a dent in what he has in his barn. I picked up a couple nice five gallon cans with great graphics. Not to mention a very cool 1930's Harley Davidson oil can that I had to twist his arm for! It took me good hour of scrubbing these cans with hot water and vinegar to get all the grime off of them.