Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Case, Sales Sample |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.316 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.316.002 a - g |
Description |
The brown leather case is curved on both sides and stands vertically. The lid of the case is removable. Going down the center of the case and lid vertically is some leather stitching as well as two engraved lines on either side of the stitching. Two engraved lines run horizontally along the case and along the lid. Inside there are five glass test tubes which would be used to collect oil samples, they are sealed with a cork. Each test tube is labeled and still contains an oil sample. |
Provenance |
Used by Imperial Oil salesmen from 1915 through 1925. 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. The name Esso is derived from the S and O from Standard Oil. |
Dimensions |
H-16.8 W-2.8 L-11 cm |
Search Terms |
Oil Salesperson Motor Oil Advertising Sample Imperial Oil Ltd. |