*[Cup] Texaco, Tanker, Plastic White Red Grey Black

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Side A, straight-on

Side A, straight-on

Name/Title

*[Cup] Texaco, Tanker, Plastic White Red Grey Black

Entry/Object ID

2004.14.1045

Tags

Texaco, Tanker, Cup, Plastic Cup, Drinkware, Red, Grey, Black, White, Plastic

Description

Single plastic cup bearing the text "Texaco Tanker" and the imagery of a fuel tanker. Features: This is a large cup, made from white plastic. Below the rim is a broad apron. On the body of the cup are two prints including the text in red "Texaco" and "Tanker", between which is a black lineart image of a fuel tanker, coloured in grey and red. The lip is thickened (2mm x 3mm), with a 1mm ledge 24mm below the lip. The base has a shallow rounded indent 25mm from the edge. Following the curve of this indent is the following text raised in the plastic: "CUPS ILLUSTRATED; BOX 547 LANCASTER TX 75146"; "CI-32"; and "3". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 2/10/2020): Large plastic traveling cup. White, with grey and red illustration of a Texaco tanker on either side.

Collection

Carol Haggerty Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Plastic Cup
Drinkware, Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2004.14

Source or Donor

Carol and Elmer Haggerty, Doris Burak

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Cups Illustrated

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Lancaster, Texas

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cup

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

72 mm

Diameter

110 mm

Dimension Notes

Diameter is 75mm at the base

Material

Plastic

Color

White, Red, grey, Gray, Black

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

October 2, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

October 2, 2023