Antique Oil Bottles at Wolff's Flea Market
Guest Blogger: Candice Lee Conner
Last week on my social media journey through Wolff's Flea Market, I
ran across these ball jars with weird spouts. At first glance, one might think these rustic spouts atop milk bottle like bottles are
for the kitchen - or so I thought.
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| Antique Oil Bottles at Wolff's Flea Market Chicago |
Turns out these small beauties are antique oil bottles from the Masters MFG Co.
From Collector's Weekly, "Before disposable metal, paper, and plastic engine-oil containers became commonplace, drivers pulling into gas stations and asking for oil often had to watch and wait as the lubricant was hand pumped from a drum into a spouted glass bottle."
The
attendant at the gas station would bring one of these bottles to your car and
fill it for you. Sometimes, you'd get to the gas station and they would
already be there waiting in racks - just like the rack that you see in
the picture!
While they may not be used to add
oil to your car anymore, they are still a popular item! On eBay they
sell for anywhere between $30 for just a spout, to $300 for the bottle and
the spout!
This set was spotted at Wolff's Flea Market Rosemont Allstate Arena.
Six out of the eight spouts have their original oil bottles. Two spouts are attached to
Atlas Jars - also a fine antique.
Thanks Jim, Cindy and Riba for showing these to me. You can buy the entire set for a steal at $375!
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