VINTAGE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ONE QUART KEROSENE CAN FOR FUELING SIGNAL LANTERNS

VINTAGE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ONE QUART KEROSENE CAN FOR USE TO FUEL SIGNAL LANTERNS BY STEAM TRAIN CREWS, HAND FABRICATED IN RAILROAD SHOPS PRIOR TO 1915. THE UNIT HAS SCREW TYPE LID WITH INTERNAL RETAINER CHAIN. UNIT WAS USED IN SERVICE, PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE BEND IN TOP OF HANDLE. SIZE: CAN WITH WIRE BAIL UP IS 9 1/4 IN. CAN BODY IS 5 IN IN DIAMETER AND 4 1/2 IN HIGH. ONE QUART CAPACITY. COLOR: WELL AGED BROWN PATINA CONDITION: VERY GOOD. THE TOP OF THE HANDLE HAS A BEND AS SHOWN IN PHOTOS UNDER THE BAIL.