Does anybody else find the transformation of the gargolye to a flying horse
interesting? Who did the MR for Mobiloil in those days, or is this just a
simple transition in form?

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Keeler
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Sent: 2/17/2003 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: GARGOYLE brand cans

I saw that show too; but I thought the reason the cans were so valuable
to collectors was that they dated from the 1880s, not 1905, and that
many were in a remarkable state of preservation having landed in wood
chips under the house rather than in the dirt.

>>> [log in to unmask] 02/16/03 12:51AM >>>
Who would have thought oil cans would have a market. This evening I saw
a guy
at Antiques Road Show who found a pile of cans from around 1905 under a
house he was restoring. Those cans are collectible, some fetching up to
$400
each. Just astonishing. Of course, estate sale cans from a garage are
fair
game.

Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.