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SideshowBob
1950s chain?
If it's been good for 70 years then your choice of oil is unlikely to do much harm.
I use a Castrol ATF applied with a (suitably vintage) Valvespout oiler on my 1952 Phillips - having said that, the chain is relatively new, replaced when I restored it some years ago.