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
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