Lot 523: Gamage Motor Oil Dispenser

A manual oil dispenser featuring a rectangular lithographed tin oil can housed within a chrome-plated pump frame. The green ground tin displays a red and white shield logo for Gamage Motor Oil, accompanied by a circular graphic reading The Name Gamages Guarantees The Value. The base of the tin bears the address Gamages, Holborn, E.C.1, and features a supplemental paper label with partial text Stan and Gamago. The reverse of the can includes a white rectangular panel with red lettering stating A Guaranteed High Quality Oil At A Lower Price. The chrome-plated steel frame incorporates a three-rod hand plunger mechanism and a flexible delivery hose with a metal nozzle. The English cast metal base is marked with the raised characters Property Of United Lubricants Ltd on the front, while the reverse is cast with Patent Pending and the number 1836 in a recessed rectangle.