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Lot 623: Vintage Aladdin Pink The Premier Paraffin fuel can
A vintage paraffin fuel can manufactured for Aladdin Pink, a brand associated with Aladdin Industries Ltd and Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. The body is constructed from sheet metal and finished in a pale blue-grey paint. It features a central circular lithographed label in orange and pink tones, bearing the Aladdin logo in black cursive script and the text Pink The Premier Paraffin. The label border includes the attribution to Aladdin Industries Ltd and Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. The can is fitted with a fixed, curved pouring spout with a screw cap, a top strap handle, and a smaller rear handle for pouring assistance. This piece represents mid-20th-century British fuel marketing and has a capacity of approximately one gallon.
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