Petrol, Oil, Lubricant, Turpentine Can
Maker and role
Caltex Petroleum Corporation, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2010.430.3
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.
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. Logo
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Petrol, Oil, Lubricant, Turpentine Can, 2010.430.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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On display
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