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- Skelly Oil Promotional Needle Book, 1950-1965 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. Skelly Oil handed out this needle book (a case to hold and store needles) to customers. Users saw the Skelly logo and were reminded of Skelly petroleum products every time they darned a sock, patched at pair of pants or repaired a torn shirt.
- 1950-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Skelly Oil Promotional Needle Book, 1950-1965
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. Skelly Oil handed out this needle book (a case to hold and store needles) to customers. Users saw the Skelly logo and were reminded of Skelly petroleum products every time they darned a sock, patched at pair of pants or repaired a torn shirt.
- Skelly Service Stations "Moto Memo," 1939-1940 - Skelly Oil Company gave this logbook away to its customers. The book helped travelers keep track of expenses. It also promoted Skelly by listing services travelers could expect when they pulled into one of their stations.
- 1939-1940
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Skelly Service Stations "Moto Memo," 1939-1940
Skelly Oil Company gave this logbook away to its customers. The book helped travelers keep track of expenses. It also promoted Skelly by listing services travelers could expect when they pulled into one of their stations.
- Gasoline Mileage Meter, circa 1974 - Although not new, mileage calculators became much more popular during the gasoline crisis in the 1970s. In addition to calculating miles per gallon, this Skelly giveaway contains a mileage record on the back, proclaiming it is "The New Champ!" in fuel economy.
- circa 1974
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Gasoline Mileage Meter, circa 1974
Although not new, mileage calculators became much more popular during the gasoline crisis in the 1970s. In addition to calculating miles per gallon, this Skelly giveaway contains a mileage record on the back, proclaiming it is "The New Champ!" in fuel economy.