Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Can |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1983.036 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1983.036.001 |
Other Name |
Axle Grease |
Description |
A can of Black Beauty Axle Grease with a picture of a horse on the lid. The top of the lid are the words, "Black Beauty Axle Grease one box lasts as long as two boxes of any other grease. Manufactured by Canadian Oil Companies Limited branches throughout Canada". The sides of the can have directions in both English and French. |
Provenance |
In 1901 the Canadian Oil Refining Company was formed in Petrolia. By 1908, it was bought and renamed Canadian Oil Companies Ltd. |
Dimensions |
H-6.5 Cir-33 cm |
Search Terms |
Oil Can Canadian Oil Company Petroliana Petrochemical Industries Oil Product |