Oil Canister

Dateca. 1910

Mediummetal

Dimensions7 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (18.4 × 19.1 × 10.8 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase

Object numberPC1975.65.22

DescriptionThis object is an oil canister with a cylindrical body and and funnel-shaped lid. A metal wire handle is affixed to the lid of the object by two protruding metal rings attached directly to the lid. This oil canister has a long spout emerging from the side of the lid, with a cork stopper tied to the other side with string that fits over the spout. A curved metal handle emerges from where the body and lid are joined and reconnects with the object in the center of the body.

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