Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Box, Candle |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.591.001 |
Description |
A candle box from Imperial Oil Limited Candle Craft Shops. The box is white, with red and blue speckled painting throughout the entire outside. On the front of the box to the left is a scene of a house in the winter, with holly around the edges of the picture. On the right side is the Imperial Oil and Candle Craft Shops logos with holly behind the Imperial logo. The box is empty. |
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 moved 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 the 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-6 W-3 L-27 cm |
Search Terms |
Imperial Oil Advertising Candle Christmas |