Auto Service Sticker, "Sinclair-ize for Safety," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1951

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Artifact Overview

A Sinclair gas station service technician affixed this sticker to a car's door jamb after recording the mileage and noting the service procedure he just completed. On the sticker is an image of a dinosaur, the Sinclair Oil Corporation's logo and mascot.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sticker

Date Made

circa 1951

Subject Date

circa 1951

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made in the United States by Chicago Show Printing Company for Sinclair Oil Company.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

2011.58.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Adhesive
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4.125 in
Width: 1.188 in

Inscriptions

Rectangular sticker reads at top: SINCLAIR-ize / FOR / SAFETY / SERVICED / AT MILES SHOWN [blank] / Printed at bottom of sticker: CHAS. HESSER / Phone DE 4-3691 / 1817 S. Front St. / Phila. 48, Pa. On back of sticker: (instructions for use) / Mystik Adhesive Products a Division of Chicago Show Printing Co. / Made and Printed in USA. / P100 MYSTIK / 1-1-51
Auto Service Sticker, "Sinclair-ize for Safety," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1951