Receipt Pad for Boeckel & Weber Texaco Service Station, Sweet Home, Oregon, circa 1945

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Artifact Overview

The Texas Company, better known as Texaco, had its roots in the Spindletop, Texas, oil strike of 1901. While most of its competitors focused on regional markets prior to World War II, Texaco built itself into a national brand. By 1942, the company had 40,000 outlets across the United States. Texaco sold everything from gasoline to motor oil to household lubricants.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Form (Document)

Subject Date

circa 1945

Creator Notes

Made for Texaco, Inc. by McCaskey Register Co., San Francisco, California.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.417.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Carbon paper

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in.
Width: 3.313 in.

Inscriptions

Text printed in red at top of each sheet: BOECKEL & WEBER / TEXACO SERVICE / GAS-- OILS-- TIRES-- ACCESSORIES / Sweet Home, Ore.