Oil Shipping Crate

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Description (Brief):

This shipping crate side contained Gargoyle brand “A” mobiloil that was made by the Vacuum Oil Company of New York City, New York in the early 20th century. The Vacuum Oil Company merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York in 1931 and marketed the Gargoyle Mobiloil brand for several years before Mobil became the new company name and Pegasus the new logo. The crate contained ten one-gallon cans of oil.

Referenced Business: Vacuum Oil Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Food, Crate Labels, Agriculture

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Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.204Catalog Number: 1979.0441.204Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 10 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in; 26.67 cm x 27.305 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ff9f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361843

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