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OBJECT TYPE: SERVICE STATION
DATE: 1922–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0751.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: SUPERTEST
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL SIGN; IRON HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 152.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Advertising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: SUPERTEST PETROLEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1922 AND CEASED TO EXIST AS AN INDEPENDENT CO. IN THE 1960S
Canada: SUPERTEST WAS THE TRADEMARK OF SUPERTEST PETROLEUM CORP. LTD. OF LONDON ONTARIO. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1922 BY JOHN GORDON THOMPSON WITH THE 1ST GAS STATION OPENING IN DEC 17, 1925 IN LONDON. BRITISH PETROLEUM BOUGHT 97.8% OF SUPERTEST IN 1971. TALISMAN ENERGY BOUGHT BP CANADA IN 1992 AND THUS ACQUIRED SUPERTEST.
Function: USED TO ATTRACT AND INFORM CONSUMER AS TO MANUFACTURER OF A SPECIFIC PRODUCT, IN THIS CASE, PETROLEUM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAINTED ON SIGN: 'SUPERTEST [LOGO]/ TRADE MARK/ CANADA'S/ ALL CANADIAN COMPANY'
Missing: None
Finish: ENAMELED: BLACK BORDER; WHITE BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE MAPLE LEAF AND BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, between 1922–1970, Artifact no. 1966.0751, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0751.001/

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