56Chief Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Anyone seen this canteen arrangement before or know what vehicle it may go to? The three canteens compress together with a compression screw as you can see in the photo to hold them in place. Thank you for any help that can be offered to identify them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 1920s running board items for gas, oil and water. Not for any specific make or model of car. Aftermarket item. Here is another style.... Edited January 6 by keiser31 (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregush Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Aftermarket item that would have been normally mounted on the running boards. Back in the day, like the 20's, the set would have had one for gas, one for water and one for oil. Your set looks to have 2 for gas and one for water. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Holt Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Are they for sale? I maybe interested Thank you Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Chief Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 That makes great sense. I'm restoring a 1927 Buick Brougham and purchased a large inventory of parts with the car. This is one of many items in the inventory that was a mystery. Thank you for the help! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Chief Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Mr. Holt, yes I plan to sell this. Those dollars raised fund my restoration:) Lord willing 2027, the 1927 Buick will be at Hershey for its 100-year anniversary unveiling, restored to pristine condition! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) This similar set up is from a Beckley Ralston Auto Parts catalog of 1923: Edited January 7 by drwatson (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Chief Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Thats amazing you can research and find that information on the auto cans of yesteryear. I enjoy the learnings and history of what the old cars and parts represented back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The "Internet Archive" is a handy source of a few early auto parts catalogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagefinds Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I found this set a few years ago that has drains. I don't ever remember seeing another one,probably because if you scraped a curb,tore the drain off,had gasoline running out on the sparks,well,you know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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