Name/Title
Shell Lubricants Valve or Spigot from 2324 Alameda Ave, c. 1920s or 1930sEntry/Object ID
1998.177.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.177.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: VALVE OR SPIGOT
DESCRIPTION:
CAST IRON VALVE, OR SPIGOT, WITH TURN-KEY GRIP. ONE END OF ITEM IS THREADED SO THAT IT CAN BE INSERTED AND SECURED. THE VALVE (OR SPIGOT) HAS EMBOSSED LETTERING AND INSIGNIA IN THE FORM OF A SHELL, WITH THE WORDING, "SHELL LUBRICANTS."
SIZE: L 5-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
VALVE (OR SPIGOT) FOUND IN THE RECESSES OF 2324 ALAMEDA AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, FIRST FLOOR, COMMERCIAL SECTION, OF THE MASONIC BUILDING. IT IS FELT THAT THE VALVE (OR SPIGOT) MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE BUILDING WHEN THE LOWER FLOOR SERVED AS A NASH DEALERSHIP, CIRCA LATE 1920'S OR EARLY 1930's.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MASONIC LODGE
CATALOGED: MARCH 21, 1998
