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Lot 43: Lubrol Motor Oil Can

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This auction ended on 4 July 2026.

Start price: £50

Estimated price: £100 - £200

Buyer's Premium: 16%

Sold for: £1,100

A pyramidal Lubrol motor oil can with lithographed orange and green decoration. The main panels feature the brand logo and identify the contents as containing colloidal graphite. The design includes graphics of a saloon car and a commercial lorry, alongside promotional text detailing engine benefits and pricing for standard drums. The base of the graphics identifies the distributor as John M. Turnbull, 16 Raglan Street, Harrogate, noting the business was established in 1919 and operated under Royal Patronage. The can is complete with its original screw-top cap and a wire-bale carrying handle.