Gasoline Dipstick, circa 1915

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Artifact Overview

Dipsticks measured the fuel in a car's gas tank. This one, from about 1915, is marked for different types of tanks.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dipstick

Date Made

circa 1915

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

88.64.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert S. Donaldson.

Material

Wood (Plant material)

Color

Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 1 in
Length: 17 in

Inscriptions

On front: TYDOL/ ECONOMY GASOLINE/ MEASURE YOUR SAVINGS FROM/ VEEDOL FORZOL/ THE ECONOMY [obscured] FOR FORDS On back: USE TYDOL/ ATWATER KENT GASOLINE GAUGE/ PATENTED MAY 16, 1909/ AMER. MFG. CONCERN, FALCONER, N.Y.
Gasoline Dipstick, circa 1915