Blue Sunoco Sign, circa 1935
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Artifact Overview
Sunoco, with its beginnings in the 1880s, would become one of the largest gasoline distribution companies in the United States. In 1927, the company introduced a premium grade of gasoline at its service stations -- Blue Sunoco. This gasoline used blue dye so motorists could identify it through the glass of the 1920s-era gravity-flow gasoline pumps.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Advertising sign
Date Made
circa 1935
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
85.106.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Embossing (Technique)
Color
Yellow (Color)
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.75 in (confirmed CMD)
Width: 35.62 in (confirmed CMD)
Thickness: 0.03 in (confirmed CMD)
Inscriptions
Obverse: BLUE SUNOCO/ AT REGULAR GAS PRICES
Lower edge: Form A-189 / MADE IN U.S.A.
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