Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Insignia |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1993.003.001 |
Description |
Cloth embroidered patch for Enarco gas station uniform. It is in an oval shape with a boy holding a slate with words on the slate, "En-ar-co at your service". |
Provenance |
The boy and slate was a logo for Canadian Oil Companies. 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 |
W-6.985 L-10.16 cm |
Search Terms |
En-ar-co Clothing Embroidery Patch Canadian Oil Company Gas Stations |