Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Can, Oil |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1993.004 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1993.004.002 |
Description |
One gallon rectangle White Rose oil can with a handle and a spout. The bottom of the can is red and the top is white. In green lettering along the top of the can is the White Rose logo. In black lettering along the bottom of the can it says "tune." Along the sides of the can in green lettering it says "Canadian Oil Companies, Limited. Branches throughout Canada." CANCO trademark is also on the can. |
Provenance |
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 |
H-29 W-10 L-16 cm |
Search Terms |
White Rose Canadian Oil Companies Limited Canadian Oil Companies Ltd. Canadian Oil Company CANCO Oil Can Oil |