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Post by khakiweb » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:16 pm

Thought this antique shop find might be interesting because of the OD paint on it.

Lightly stamped "GEM MFG CO PITTSBURGH"; has a 4" base with a 4" brass spout.

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Post by sincitygpw » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:40 pm

Nice Find !!!
I really like the shape of the spout 8)
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Post by Nikko » Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:41 am

Hi Khakiweb

Nice find you got there :D

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Post by Hartofoak » Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:58 am

I like the OD paint as well! As others have mentioned on this site, we should take the Raritan figures with a pinch of salt, but they used a similar shaped spout in one of their publications. I followed suit:
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Post by d42jeep » Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:17 am

That's good spotting, Cliff. I've had a couple of oilers with those spouts.
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Post by Chuck Lutz » Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:18 pm

I wonder what an oiler with that style of spout was ordered for?
2nd/3rd Echelon tool kit or some type of vehicle?
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Post by Joe Gopan » Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:56 pm

Appears to be standard spout modified with some copper tubing added. Perhaps the mechanic wanted a faster way to squirt GO-90 into JEEP steering gears. :wink:
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Post by robymn » Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:03 am

Nice find. Would love to have one also.

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Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:26 am

Looked again this AM and guess what,the WWII surplus GEM setting on my shelf has that same necked down spout and is painted Ford Gray. couldn't quite make out khakiweb's photo before. Cataract surgery changed all that. 20/20 now :wink: These gray Gem oilers appear to have brushed on paint.
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Post by d42jeep » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:09 am

When looking fir a correct G503 or GMTK oiler you need to be careful that you are getting one from the original manufacturer and not a reproduction. On the first picture below, all of the oilers are original except the repro on the left. Watch for a crimped bottom on the repro rather than a welded bottom on the original. The second picture is a group of various reproduction tools.
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Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:22 am

Am confused, have two Gems in front of me that were surplused during immediate post war period and have been on the MV parts shelf since then. Both have crimped in bottoms.
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Post by d42jeep » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:39 am

Pictures? All of the repro oilers that I've seen have been marked Eagle. The crimping is visible from the top. The threads for the spouts are slightly different as well. Your Gem marked oilers are likely original.
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Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:56 am

And I realize we may have a slight difference in terminology. Have two or three others under the hoods of my CCKW, MB, etc. All were surplus or removed from surplus WWII MV's we bought from Uncle Sam approximately 45-55 period.
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Post by lucakiki » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:01 pm

I am convinced that on Eagle oilers the feature distnguishing originals from repros is the way the base was crimped. If the crimping is visible when the oiler is standing on a flat surface, then you are looking at a repro.
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