Lot 354: AeroShell Motor Oil Can

A rectangular motor oil can for AeroShell Lubricating Oil, produced for Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd. The can features a red ground with the yellow winged Shell pecten logo to the front and side panels. Yellow serif lettering with black outlines details the product as a mineral base oil for aero engines and high precision motor car and motor cycle engines. One side panel bears the Shell name in vertical yellow characters, while the alternate side includes the advisory text See that the seal is intact. The top is fitted with an integrated metal carrying handle and a screw-top filler cap with a small pouring spout, with the cap bearing the readable impressed text Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd and England.