Parrafine cans
The earliest type Shell can:
Has a Crown logo on two sides and "NV Bataafsche Import My" on the other two sides
The can on the left with shell logo (post 1925)
1953 Shell can; handle missing, there were red and
yellow ones.
Two different Caltex cans & a rare Texaco version
Standard - APC - De Automaat - Esso
Earliest type parrafine can from "De Automaat", marked 1922 in the bottem panel.
"Automaat" embossed on topface and bottem marked "1936"
Esso can 1948
Schouten's, Oliehandel
Benzine & Petroleumhandel, Amsterdam BP
Automaat, undated.
N.V. Olie/Handelsvereniging GULF
Sinfina
Purfina
PAM was from 1956 the name of a
trading company owned by the SHV (Steenkolen Handels Vereniging). They also
owned a chain of petrol stations through Holland.
A British parrafine can from Esso
A Belgian parrafine can from Fina and one from Shell
