Gasoline Dipstick, circa 1915
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Dipsticks measured the fuel in a car's gas tank. This one, from about 1915, is marked for different types of tanks.
Dipsticks measured the fuel in a car's gas tank. This one, from about 1915, is marked for different types of tanks.
Artifact
Dipstick
Date Made
circa 1915
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
88.64.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert S. Donaldson.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Width: 1 in
Length: 17 in
Inscriptions
On front: TYDOL/ ECONOMY GASOLINE/ MEASURE YOUR SAVINGS FROM/ VEEDOL FORZOL/ THE ECONOMY [obscured] FOR FORDS On back: USE TYDOL/ ATWATER KENT GASOLINE GAUGE/ PATENTED MAY 16, 1909/ AMER. MFG. CONCERN, FALCONER, N.Y.
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