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Metadata
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2021.025 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2021.025 a - d |
Date |
29 Jul 1969 |
Dates of Creation |
July 29, 1969 |
Scope & Content |
Envelope and correspondence to the Oil Museum of Canada from F.W.T. Reynolds. a). Envelope addressed to: the Oil Museum of Canada, Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada, attention, Mrs. MacLachlan, curator. Written in pen on the front: re Harry M. Reynolds son of William Eugene Reynolds re jerker line. On the back is the return address, 15519 Manor Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48238. b). Letter, dated July 29, 1969. Talks about the inventer of the jerker-line which is claimed to be his uncle William Eugene Reynolds. c). Photocopy of the Advertiser-Topic July 13, 1933, article in same paper, titled, Petrolia in 1884 which lists all the businesses, councillors, school board members, teaching staff and churches in operation. d). Photocopy of letter to the editor, Petrolia Advertiser-Topic, July 13, 1933. Written by Richard Callinan. It talks about the origin of the jerker wheel and the actual inventor, which was named as W.E. Reynolds. |
Extent of Description |
Envelope, letter, 2 pages of photocopies from the Petrolia Advertiser-Topic. |
Search Terms |
Copleston Deluge Well I.G.A James McCutcheon, General Blacksmith and Drilling Tools Jerker-line King Well M.J. Woodward & Co. MacKenzie & Sons, Machinists Marthaville McKee & Marwick McMillan, Harley & Co. Petrolia Advertiser-Topic Petrolia Carriage Works Petrolia Crude Oil & Tanking Co. Producers' Oil Refining Co. R. W. Horsey Limited VanTuyl & Fairbank Hardware Vaughn & Fairbank Bank Woodward's Refinery |
People |
Barrett, John Bradley, R.I. Johnson, John McGarvey, W. H. Reynolds, Henry M. Reynolds, William E. Scott, John |