Pencil holder advertising Gulf Oil; Kostelecky Bros. Garage and Repair Shop, 216-218 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, N.J, no date, ca. 1955-1965.
Entry/Object ID
2004.054.0012
Description
Pencil holder advertising Gulf Oil; Kostelecky Bros. Garage and Repair Shop, 216-218 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, N.J, no date, ca. 1955-1965. Molded plastic tubular sleeve, two-piece, with eraser end and inserted stub pencil, 3-5/8" long x 1/2" diameter. Cream colored body with blue ring at eraser end; blue plastic insert for holding pencil (2-5/8" long; probably a golf style pencil). Printed logo of Gulf Oil with printed text in blue for the business name.
Near eraser: Pat. Pending. Phone number for the garage: HOboken 3-1709. Typical use of this item would be for customers to sign a charge slip when using a Gulf Oil company issued gas [credit] card which were coming into common use in this period.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.054
Source or Donor
Quinzel, Florence
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of the Kostelecky Family.
Made/Created
Date made
1955 - 1970
Notes
Date: 1955-1970
Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2005-06-21