Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Sample, Material |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.321 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.321.001 |
Other Name |
Motor Oil |
Date |
ca. 1930 |
Description |
A cylindrical glass bottle of Enarco S.A.E. 50 motor oil with a cork lid. The label on the front of the bottle says "S.A.E 50, special heavy." |
Provenance |
Used by the donor in their garage. In 1901 the Canadian Oil Refining Company was formed in Petrolia, Ontario. By 1908 it was bought and renamed, Canadian Oil Companies Ltd. The "Boy and Slate" logo, in use since 1917, was phased out beginning in 1939, being replaced with the newly designed rose. A competition was held for the design of the White Rose logo depicting the actual flower. In 1962 the company was bought by Shell Canada. |
Dimensions |
H-18 Cir-12 cm |
Inscription Type |
Paper Tag |
Inscription Technique |
Pen and Ink |
Inscription Location |
Front of bottle |
Inscription Text |
S.A.E 50 Special Heavy |
Inscription Language |
English |
Maker's Mark |
Label is faded and difficult to read. |
Search Terms |
Oil En-ar-co White Rose Gasoline Canadian Oil Company |