Oil Tank Wagon for Standard Oil Company, circa 1892
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By the time Standard Oil ordered this wagon in 1892, petroleum products were common in the rural and urban United States. The wagon has three separate compartments -- for kerosene, for lubricating oil, and for gasoline. As late as the 1920s, horse-drawn wagons were still the primary means for moving these products from the railroad depot to the customer.
By the time Standard Oil ordered this wagon in 1892, petroleum products were common in the rural and urban United States. The wagon has three separate compartments -- for kerosene, for lubricating oil, and for gasoline. As late as the 1920s, horse-drawn wagons were still the primary means for moving these products from the railroad depot to the customer.
Artifact
Wagon
Date Made
circa 1892
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made for Standard Oil Company by the Morrison Brothers Company of Dubuque, Iowa
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
65.13.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Standard Oil Company.
Material
Cloth
Iron (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dark green
Red
Dimensions
Height: 103 in
Width: 52 in
Length: 137 in
Wheelbase: 70 in
Diameter: 50.25 in (Wheel Diameter)
Diameter: 41 in (Wheel Diameter)
Inscriptions
Painted on each side of the tank gold, red and white lettering: STANDARD OIL CO/(INDIANA) Painted below the driver's seat on each side of the vehicle: 586 Painted on box behind the oil-tank: POLARINE / MOTOR OIL / USE MICA AXLE GREASE Location not noted: MORRISON BROS. / DUBUQUE, IOWA Location not noted: DUBUQUE / IOWA / FIG____
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