Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Candle |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2007.011.002 a - p |
Description |
Cardboard box of Christmas candles. Part a - b: The lid of the box is decorated with images of red bows, green ivy and candles. In red and green lettering it says "Manufactured by The Imperial Oil Company. Limited." The longer sides of the lid are decorated will illustrated twisted candles. The short sides of the box say "24 Christmas candles." Part c - n: Twelve twisted green, white and pink candles Part o - p: Two red straight candles |
Provenance |
Imperial Oil In 1880, sixteen southwestern Ontario refiners form The Imperial Oil Company in London, Ontario, to find, produce and distribute petroleum products in Canada. In 1883 Imperial operations move to Petrolia, Ontario after lightning strikes the London refinery. In need of expansion capital, majority interest of Imperial sold to the Standard Oil group in the United States in 1898. ExxonMobil, a descendent of Standard Oil, still owns 69.6 percent of our shares. In 1899 Imperial takes over Standard's Canadian assets and moves its head office and operations to Sarnia, Ontario. The name Esso is derived from the S and O from Standard Oil. |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 W-12.5 L-9 D-11.43 Dia-8.255 cm |
Search Terms |
Candle Lighting Christmas Imperial Oil |