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Lot 481: National Benzole Co. Ltd. Two-Gallon Petrol Can

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £20 - £40

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A two-gallon rectangular petrol can for National Benzole Co. Ltd. The tinplate body is finished in a yellow ground with black stencilled lettering reading NATIONAL BENZOLE Co. LTD. to the front and back faces. The sides are stencilled vertically USE NBC OIL. The top of the can features a central carry handle and a corner-set brass screw-down filler cap cast with NATIONAL BENZOLE MIXTURE and the initials TM. The upper surface is embossed HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE and NATIONAL BENZOLE CO LTD LONDON, and bears a hand-written price mark in black reading 6/-. The base is embossed with the manufacturer’s mark VALOR 1-50.


Condition report:

The can has been repainted. There are visible minor dents and undulations to the main panels consistent with age (photos 1, 3, and 4). Small paint chips are present along the top edges and seams (photo 5). The top surface has a hand-written price mark (photo 5). The brass filler cap shows a natural aged patina (photo 6).