Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bottle |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1985.004.001 |
Date |
1984 |
Description |
White plastic bottle of Esso engine oil, one litre. Essolube HDX Plus 10W30. The bottle is a rectangle shape with a built in spout the juts out from the container on the left side. There is an etched illustration of how to properly pour on the top left corner of the bottle. The side of the bottle has measurements in milliliters (100 - 900) and fluid ounces (5 - 30). There is clear industrial tape that was wrapped around the container to keep the labels on. On the bottom of the bottle it says "EPC II 1984" and "Three star trois etoiles RD 1979." |
Provenance |
The name Esso was derived from the first letters of Standard 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. |
Dimensions |
H-24 W-6 L-10 cm |
Search Terms |
Imperial Oil Motor oil Esso Cars |