Early Enfield Oiler

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

Is it true........... that people collect oil bottles? Surely not.

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Older photo & have added more makers & sold a couple of the double ups, will do a new photo soon
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../Oilers2-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

Is it true........... that people collect oil bottles? Surely not.

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My name's Mike...and I'm an oilerholic.https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...dd0b48ca-1.jpg

Hello Mike......Anyone else wish to share?

5thBatt, would your oiler with the M.A. marking be of WW2 vintage? This is one I haven't seen before and I had assumed that they would be plastic by this period. So far I haven't confessed to being an oiler collector although I do have a few and I am suffering a little from "oiler envy" after seeing the fine examples in Posts 21 & 22.

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Originally Posted by Flying10uk

5thBatt, would your oiler with the M.A. marking be of WW2 vintage? This is one I haven't seen before and I had assumed that they would be plastic by this period. So far I haven't confessed to being an oiler collector although I do have a few and I am suffering a little from "oiler envy" after seeing the fine examples in Posts 21 & 22.

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Sorry no idea when it was made.

UK ~ MA = Lithgow factory WWII production OA = Orange Arsenal Australia WWII production from memory if it has just the "A" inside the 7 pointed star then it is WWI production

Regarding australian oilers, according to one of the oiler sites stars on both ends is up to the mid? 20's with a brief period of MA one end and star on the other then MA from then on. The feeder factories weren't opened till ww2, as there are brass OA oilers, brass oilers were still in production in australia in ww2.

I wondered why one of my oilers had MA on the base and a star on the cap and production dates so there you go learned two things today :thup:

Oil bottle collectors and collections.................... I'd have never believed it until today!

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

Oil bottle collectors and collections.................... I'd have never believed it until today!

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At least its Enfield based......... there are folk who collect packaging, early Mcdonalds wrappers, cups etc are highly sought after. (I have to say I've nothing to do with collecting packaging etc) Just something I read once, quite jaw dropping at what someone had paid at the time for an old burger box. See link below.

McDonald's packaging: journey through time | Art and design | The Guardian

McDonald - Mirror Online