*[Enamel Sign] Texaco, Round, Metal Enamel, White Red Green Black

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, angled

Front view, angled

Name/Title

*[Enamel Sign] Texaco, Round, Metal Enamel, White Red Green Black

Entry/Object ID

2004.14.25

Tags

Enamel, Texaco, Sign, Signage, Metal, Logo, Emblem, Red, White, Black, Green, Gold, Silver, Promotional Item

Description

A round enamel sign bearing the Texaco round star logo. Description This is a round disc of metal, finished in enamel, with four eyelets at each cardinal point. On the front surface is the following design: A broad ring of black around the edge; a white background; a red star across the majority of the surface; across the top of the star is the white-bordered black text "TEXACO"; a green-gold stylised "T" with a black border; and below the star is small black text "REG. T.M.". The eyelets are in silver. The reverse is a matte black, with a white label sticker (likely a price sticker) in the upper-left bearing the numbers "058" and "1695". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 2/10/2020): Metal Texaco sign. White circle with black border. Large red star in the centre with a green "T" Black text reads, "TEXACO" Four grommets in sign to mount to wall.

Collection

Carol Haggerty Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Signage
Art and Graphic Materials

Acquisition

Accession

2004.14

Source or Donor

Carol and Elmer Haggerty, Doris Burak

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Metal, Enamel

Color

White, Black, Red, Green, Gold

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

October 2, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

October 4, 2023