Lot 22: Silver Knight Motor Oil Can

A cylindrical lithographed motor oil can featuring a bright yellow body with a navy blue base band. The central circular logo depicts a knight on horseback in silver, black, and red tones, flanked by the slogans Smooth as Velvet and Tough as Steel. Text to the upper section includes British Made and Refuse this can if the seal is broken. The base section identifies the manufacturers as Matthews Oils Ltd., Silver Knight Works, Bromford Lane, West Bromwich. The can is fitted with a conical neck and retains its original knurled metal screw-on cap.