A group of vintage tin-plate automotive and household oil containers and measures. The collection includes a yellow-painted oil measure with a pouring spout and handle, featuring a red and yellow logo. Also present is a tall yellow-painted oil pourer with a long, curved spout, bearing a blue logo and the printed text National Benzole. A small cylindrical tin is marked for Singer Sewing Machine Oil, with a green and red label reading Singer Sewing Machine Oil, A specially prepared lubricant for household sewing machines, and The Singer Manufacturing Co. The set further contains two Castrol oil tins: one small cylindrical tin with a red script Castrol logo on a green and white background, and a larger green cylindrical tin with a screw-top lid marked Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil and XL. A yellow tin-plate pourer for anti-freeze is printed with National Thylene Anti-Freeze Compound, A product of National Benzole Company Limited. Completing the group is a black-painted metal pressurized sprayer with a top-mounted pump handle, featuring a green circular label marked Craftsmanship Green Label Brand Guaranteed, and a red safety label stating Do Not Fill Above This Level.
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