I remember motor oil coming in the round cans with metal tops and bottoms. They sold a tool which consisted of a metal spout with a punch on one end. You jabbed the can with the punch end, and it would stick in the can. Then you used the spout to pour the oil.
I always kept a magnetic church key stuck under the hood of my car. I could use the punch end for opening cans of oil, and if I needed a bottle opener, I had one handy.
I remember the beer and soda pop cans, and also the bottles, which required a church key. By the time that I started drinking beer, we had pop top cans, and twist-off bottle caps.
I have an old cone top root beer can, which came from a farm auction. The bottom has been cut out of it. I feel certain that someone cut the bottom out of the can, and used it as a funnel. The cone top would have made it perfect for the job.
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Today's Featured Article - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
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