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    CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

    Jun 10, 2022 3 minutes
    By Kelsey Pagel

    Sometimes a collection starts very deliberately. Other times it happens purely by accident.

    Allan Wilt, Cresson, Pennsylvania, says his collection of oil cans started in the 1970s, when a friend surprised him with a can from the Pennsylvania Railroad. “He knew I liked old stuff,” Allan says. “That started the collection.” After that, Allan started noticing cans. “They are so interesting,” he says, “without a huge expense.”

    Today, Allan displays the majority of his collection – about 230 cans – in his shop. The remaining 10 percent is displayed in his house. The

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