Originally Posted by OurWorkbench

It would be for the oil can that was available at that time. It would be like the green one pictured at https://oldsingersewingmachineblog.f...-11-20_215.jpg or it could have the spout in the center as pictured at https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/09...g?v=1507764677 Since it would need to fit in the fold out drawer and still be able to close, you can get some idea of the size.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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