The label on the tin says 1 lb net. This means that the grease is at least 30 years old, and would probably have well and truly separated the heavy oils from the soap base by now.
-- Edited by erad on Friday 13th of November 2020 09:24:21 PM
landy said
09:26 PM Nov 13, 2020
If its been left for a while without a lid I wouldn't be putting it in any of my bearings.
Craig1 said
12:17 PM Nov 14, 2020
No, just had the lid off for the pic. I reckon it is at least 40 years old, maybe more. Metric weights came in 1974
The consistency and colour are still like it was when new. It has done quite a few wheel bearings, but now only use on the cement mixer, or gate hinges.
Will buy some new for future wheel bearings. Had no idea about Ebay, amazing.
Dougwe said
04:51 PM Nov 14, 2020
Nope. All wrong. It's actually Molasses made to look like grease.
Craig is making his own Rum.
fwdoz said
08:15 PM Nov 14, 2020
And here I thought he had been saving his ear wax all this time
dabbler said
08:52 PM Nov 14, 2020
I'm pretty sure Energrease 1lb tins had an outer lid that capped the lot and an internal/inner lid with about a 1 inch centre hole. You pushed the inner lid down to force a blob of grease out without contaminating the rest. I have one somewhere that dates from the 1960s. If it's worth real money I should hunt it down.
Craig1 said
08:56 PM Nov 14, 2020
No Chief, me and rum severely disagree. Wrong colour for ears bob. Do not recall the inner disc dab. But this tin has been from Maryborough to Melbourne and back to Albury, could have been used for a spare wheel on that caravan mentioned elsewhere.
dabbler said
09:26 PM Nov 14, 2020
Mine has done several laps and many desert crossing but the old man was a "use it, tidy it, put it back in the proper place" person. I didn't inherent that gene.
Cupie said
12:41 PM Nov 16, 2020
dabbler wrote:
I'm pretty sure Energrease 1lb tins had an outer lid that capped the lot and an internal/inner lid with about a 1 inch centre hole. You pushed the inner lid down to force a blob of grease out without contaminating the rest. I have one somewhere that dates from the 1960s. If it's worth real money I should hunt it down.
I remember that inner 'lid' Was handy for force filling grease guns.
My thoughts
.... Can has not got a lid
..... Grease Should be Green Colour for BP
...... Lots of this vintage stuff on the web
www.ebay.com.au/i/392273566670
The label on the tin says 1 lb net. This means that the grease is at least 30 years old, and would probably have well and truly separated the heavy oils from the soap base by now.
-- Edited by erad on Friday 13th of November 2020 09:24:21 PM
The consistency and colour are still like it was when new. It has done quite a few wheel bearings, but now only use on the cement mixer, or gate hinges.
Will buy some new for future wheel bearings. Had no idea about Ebay, amazing.
Craig is making his own Rum.
I remember that inner 'lid' Was handy for force filling grease guns.