Berkel Lubricating Oil, 1940-1960
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Artifact Overview
A. Rensch & Co. was a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this. Behind the store's meat-and-cheese counter was a meat slicer. This oilcan was used to keep the slicer operating efficiently.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Oilcan
Date Made
1940-1960
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the U.S. Slicing Machine Company in La Porte, Indiana for Berkel.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2012.109.89
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Angela Rensch Ligibel.
Material
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Diameter: 2 in
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