Antique automobile related items always catch my eye.
I do not recall Mickey Mouse advertising Sunoco products. Do any readers recall this?
I see lots of these old glass motor oil containers, but these were before my time. I’ve never seen these in use. I’m guessing these date to the time motor oil came in bulk containers, like metal barrels or drums and the oil was dispensed into these containers, which were then used to pour the oil into an automobile engine.
Richlube was produced by Richfield Oil Company based in California.
Judging by the price tags, these must be popular with collectors.
Maybe these galvanized cans came into vogue after the glass bottles? I can’t recall seeing these in use, either. The glass bottles were probably superior in keeping the oil clean and uncontaminated, but were obviously not as durable as metal containers.
The bottles are more esthetically appealing than the galvanized cans.
The tiger on the Power-Lube bottle made me think this is from the early days of Exxon/Esso, but research seems to indicate that a company called Powerline (of Denver, Colorado?) may have produced or at least marketed this oil. Anyone out there know the history of this product?
The Farmall bottle must have been an advertising item, since as far as I know that company never refined motor oil, but might have marketed oil with its brand on it. I do not find any information online regarding any such motor oil product.
This vendor had lots of these old motor oil bottles.
Magnolia Petroleum Company of Texas was acquired by Standard Oil in the early 1900.
Over the years most of the early petroleum companies have been acquired or merged with others, so today only a handful of major oil companies remain.
I’ll leave with this:
This name does not seem to fit the message, but any place with this name would discourage me from visiting.
I’m finally done with the killing time photography for this trip so stay tuned for fall color and landscape photos from Indiana.
Ken