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Unread 11-30-2011, 07:16 PM   #1
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Default The proper lubrication for your new Parker shotgun

Per Parker Bros. hang tags of different eras.On left Signet oil and on right 3 in 1oil from the turn of the century.
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Hard to read the labels, but wouldn't sperm whale oil have been the preferred lubricant for a fine shotgun back in the "old days?"
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Jeff,I have collected this stuff over the years. In different eras Parker Bros. hang tags were stamped use: 3 in 1 oil or Signet Oil. Signet oil was made in Gloucester Mass. A deep sea fishing port here on the East Coast so it could very well be a type of fish oil. The Signet Co. also manufactured glue.
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I think you can read this one
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So, what volume of oil did they supply for ten cents?
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Jack,
Neither the bottle or the box shows a volume measurement of the oil.
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Box? What box? Jeff...your killin me....
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Ok Dave,
Here is the picture of the box. It is not in great shape. Also a sample bottle of 3 in 1 oil.
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Jeff, That box is very cool. I have a sample bottle of 3 in 1 Cut little things aren't they....
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The little ten cent Signet bottles look like they hold about two ounces. They are embossed in the glass so you can identify them without the label. I have a 12 ounce Signet bottle graduated in ounces, but I think it is probably a Signet Ink bottle. Signet ink bottles and cans are much easier to find than the oil bottles.
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