Name/Title
BOYCO kerosene oil can found in the Meyers pump house, prior 1939Entry/Object ID
2014.21.12Description
Acc. No. 14.21.12
Subject Category: Industries of Alameda
Date or Period: c. before 1939
Object: Kerosene Oil can
Description: A galvanized circular-shaped container with a screw top and a bail handle that has a wooden grip. Attached to the container is an original paper label in blue and red colored type stating: "BOYCO".
Size: H-14 inches.
History of Object: A liquid container found in the "pump house" on the grounds of the Meyers House estate, and it was most likely purchased by Henry H. Meyers. It was manufactured in Alameda by the BOYCO Co. on the 1800 block of Oak St. Some of BOYCO's early products, such as this example, have a cobalt blue decorative band at the upper and lower extremes of the container; this decoration appears to have been discontinued at a later date.
Acquired form: Meyers estate
Date: 04/02/14Interpretative Labels
Label
ALAMEDA INDUSTRIES
A collection of sheet metal containers
produced by the BOYCO MFG. CO.
Originally based in Los Angeles it expanded
operations in 1923 when it purchased
property and initiated construction of a
manufacturing plant in Alameda in 1926,
which was located in the 1800 block of Oak
Street. In 1939 it was bought by the United
States Steel Products Co., which continued
the manufacturing of sheet metal containers.
