{"id":903,"date":"2008-01-26T02:37:41","date_gmt":"2008-01-26T07:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/01\/26\/old-canisters-make-great-garden-decor\/"},"modified":"2015-04-26T00:24:40","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T04:24:40","slug":"old-canisters-make-great-garden-decor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/01\/26\/old-canisters-make-great-garden-decor\/","title":{"rendered":"Old canisters make great garden decor"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><center><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"300\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center> Grab the Photo Hunt code.<br \/>\nPhoto Theme. Visit participants. <\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">This weeks theme is <strong>Old Fashioned<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2155932881\/\" title=\"Milk canister covered in snow by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2155932881\/\" title=\"Milk canister covered in snow by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2068\/2155932881_b5f4db7e22.jpg\" alt=\"Milk canister covered in snow\" height=\"342\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since this weeks theme is Old Fashioned I thought I&#8217;d show you what I call the <em>&#8216;ol Milk Canister<\/em> although I have a feeling it never held milk but rather coal or some other form of fuel according to the markings on the bottom of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>When my mother passed away a few years ago I was assigned the task of inventorying the houses contents and then my brothers and sister and I picked out the items that we wanted. I won&#8217;t say that the divvying of items went perfectly but it went ok.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>I remember this old canister from my childhood.  My parents never used it. It was always stored in the basement.  Our house was built in the early 40&#8217;s and until sometime in the 50&#8217;s it was heated by coal!  I believe that this canister might have held some of the coal used to heat the house.  I&#8217;ll have to look at the markings again to verify what it says but as I said it appears to have something to do with a fuel company.<\/p>\n<p>My second oldest brother turned out to have major allergies and I guess the coal particles in the air aggravated his allergies so I believe my parents were one of the first in our neighborhood to change over to oil heating.  I think oil was the main heating source for homes (in Canada) in the 50&#8217;s, 60&#8217;s and early 70&#8217;s.  They eventually changed over to gas heating when the gas lines were being laid on our street.<\/p>\n<p>The canister was an off white color when I brought it home. Some of the paint was beginning to peel off but over all the canister was in good shape. I thought it would make a great garden ornament so I painted it blue.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>I should bring it in, in the winter and I usually do, but it was left outside this year! 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