Petrol, Oil, Lubricant, Turpentine Can

Object detail

Accession number

2010.430.1

Maker

Caltex Petroleum Corporation

Production period

1940s
1950s
1960s

Description

Collection of cans associated with car care: One of seven. Caltex lubricant (oil).

All of these cans came from Linda Mitchell. The original owner ran an auto paint shop in downtown Auckland during the 1940s and 1950s.

Marks

CALTEX / CAPELLA OIL B / WAXFREE / 4 IMP. GALLONS / 18.184 LITRES / EFFICIENT LUBRICATION, LONG LIFE AND ECONOMICAL / OPERATION ARE ENSURED THROUGH PROPER USE / OF CALTEX LUBRICANTS. / THERE IS A CALTEX PRODUCT ESPECIALLY MADE FOR / EVERY OPERATING CONDITION WHERE PROTECTION / AND LUBRICATION IS REQUIRED - TRANSPORTATION, / INDUSTRY, MINE, FARM AND POWER PLANT. / MADE IN U.S.A. Painted

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Petrol, Oil, Lubricant, Turpentine Can, 2010.430.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Tool, Lubrication Can, Oil Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Mechanical T&E Mechanical Devices

Collection type

Road Transport Transport

Subject auto tags

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