Early 1920s Buhl Stamping Company of Detroit 4 Quart Ice Cream Can with Lid

This antique dairy container made by the Buhl Stamping Company out of Detroit, Michigan is an early example of how dairy (including ice cream) was transported via rail around the United States. For being so old, it's amazing how there was only surface rust and the integrity of the container is intact.  

Reads: "BUHL STAMPING COMPANY DETROIT MICHIGAN PATENT PENDING 627"
This patent was submitted in 1920 and approved in 1922, so if it was pending it would have been made between 1920-1922.

This could be used as a storage container, a trash can, or simply a display piece to show off a "cool" part of history. 

Diameter: 5.5"; Height: 12.5"