Name/Title
VEEDOL MOTOR OIL CANEntry/Object ID
98.45.2.1Description
Color: Black, yellow
A Veedol motor oil can, ca. 1920s. On the top of the container is a spout on the top left and the handle next to it on the right. Stamped between the two is "1 U. S. GAL.", while under then handle is "CONTENTS / NOT GUARANTEED IF SEAL IS BROKEN / TIDE WATER OIL CO. / NEW YORK, U. S. A." The front has a double-line border in yellow, within which is the product name; the motto "The Motor Oil that Fives the / "FILM OF PROTECTION"; a guarantee statement indicating that the product was pure Pennsylvania crude from the Bradford field mixed with paraffine base crudes, piped to the Tide Water plant at Bayonne, N. J. Below the statement is a field with "MEDIUM / S. A. E. 30" stamped on it. At the bottom is the company name and location. A similar border is on the sides with the product name in capital letters running vertically within. On the reverse side is the same border with the product name at the top; a large white field at the center, within which is a statement heralding the product; and the company name and location at the bottom. In poor condition, the object has major rusting throughout; dents on the handle and some of the edges; and many scratches throughout.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Containers, Tide Water Oil Company, Automobiles--Maintenance and repair, Automobile supplies industry, Automobiles--Equipment and supplies, Automobiles--Lubrication, Lubricating oils