Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Box |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2021.500.004 |
Description |
A flattened box with colour graphics for one pound of Esso brand parowax. One side of the box is in English and the other side is in French. There are pictures of a mother and daughter ladling wax into jam jars and another of various candles on the box. The price of 25 cents is stamped on the top. |
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-13 W-13 D-3.5 inches |
Search Terms |
Wax Esso Imperial Oil Box |
On Display Starting |
2022-01-01 |