Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Can, Oil |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.602 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.602.002 |
Description |
Mertal pint oil can with a banded handle and a narrow short spout to pour oil into vehicles. Embossed on the front: Pint, E.T. Wright Co. Limited, 05. |
Provenance |
Used with the bulk oil tank. E.T. Wright & Co. was formed by Edwin Thomas Wright, and his brother Harry G. Wright in 1883. They moved as boys with their family from Pennsylvania to Hamilton Ontario in the 1860s. In 1883 the brothers came together to form their own Tinware and Japanning factory, they named the new company E.T. Wright & Co. Ltd. |
Dimensions |
H-13.5 Dia-10.5 cm |
Inscription Type |
Stamp |
Inscription Technique |
Embossed |
Inscription Location |
Front under the spout |
Inscription Text |
PINT E.T. WRIGHT CO. LIMITED 05 |
Inscription Language |
English |
Search Terms |
Oil Oil Can Vehicle Car E.T. Wright & Co. Ltd. |
On Display Starting |
2022-01-01 |