Peter Grey & Sons Railroad Oil Can/Tin, Boston, Mass Circa 1800's
This antique railroad oil can is made by Peter Gray & Sons,Boston is made of sheet metal and is in beautiful vintage condition with no rust or dents.
It is marked Peter Grey & Sons on the handle and has a screw on cap which can be removed easily.
It has an additional thinner handle along the top as seen in pictures.
Overall this is in very nice condition and a wonderful old piece.
It measures about 11 1/4" from the top of the raised handle to the base, about 6" - 6 1/2" across one way and from the spout the outer handle it measures about 10" - 10 1/2"
The late Peter Gray, founder of this house, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1839. At the age of fourteen he began an apprenticeship of seven years as a sheet metal worker and upon completion followed his trade in Scotland and England for an additional six years, after which he came to New Brunswick.
The products of this company are many and varied. They are best known as manufacturers of railroad lanterns.
The tracks of our New England railroads are almost entirely equipped with Peter Grey & Sons lanterns. They were the originators of the modern daylight lantern, by which light signals may be used in bright sunlight as well as by night.
They produce a large variety of sheet metal ware and specialties. Oil cans, oilers, waste cans, sprinkling cans, water pails, fusee cases, torches, water coolers and many other supplies for railroad use are standard items.
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