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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 416950, member: 267"]I agree, [USER=85]@clutteredcloset49[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea if this was ever a bona-fide grease can. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do remember kitchen canister sets from that era included at least flour, sugar, tea and coffee, but there were also lines that included S&Ps and WOW! sets like this all-inclusive Kromex set on <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kromex-Aluminum-Canisters-Pink-Lids-41-Pieces-Rare-Rice-Canister-/171565286945#vi__app-cvip-panel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kromex-Aluminum-Canisters-Pink-Lids-41-Pieces-Rare-Rice-Canister-/171565286945#vi__app-cvip-panel" rel="nofollow">ebay</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I certainly didn't live in that world, but obviously some did! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zE0AAOSwVFlUD6zN/s-l400.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Grease cans were so common to a certain era, maybe the average housewife would be stoked to find a cute set in porcelain(?) that included a grease can, if manufacturers advertised it that way. </p><p><br /></p><p>There's a whole other aspect to Cream of Wheat, namely that it was originally advertised with a black character, but by the looks of these canisters the marketing was specically targeted to a much different market, namely white women who loved and demanded grease cans![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 416950, member: 267"]I agree, [USER=85]@clutteredcloset49[/USER] I have no idea if this was ever a bona-fide grease can. I do remember kitchen canister sets from that era included at least flour, sugar, tea and coffee, but there were also lines that included S&Ps and WOW! sets like this all-inclusive Kromex set on [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kromex-Aluminum-Canisters-Pink-Lids-41-Pieces-Rare-Rice-Canister-/171565286945#vi__app-cvip-panel']ebay[/URL] I certainly didn't live in that world, but obviously some did! [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zE0AAOSwVFlUD6zN/s-l400.jpg[/IMG] Grease cans were so common to a certain era, maybe the average housewife would be stoked to find a cute set in porcelain(?) that included a grease can, if manufacturers advertised it that way. There's a whole other aspect to Cream of Wheat, namely that it was originally advertised with a black character, but by the looks of these canisters the marketing was specically targeted to a much different market, namely white women who loved and demanded grease cans![/QUOTE]
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