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OBJECT TYPE: SERVICE STATION
DATE: 1922–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0355.001

MANUFACTURER: P. & M.
MODEL: SUPERTEST
LOCATION: Orillia, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 213.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 55.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Advertising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: P&M
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Orillia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: BETWEEN 1922 AND ABOUT 1970 WHEN SUPERTEST COMPANY WAS IN EXISTENCE
Canada: SUPERTEST WAS THE TRADEMARK OF SUPERTEST PETROLEUM CORP. LTD. OF LONDON, ONTARIO. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1922 BY JOHN GORDON THOMPSON WITH THE 1ST GAS STATION OPENING IN DEC. 17, 1925 IN LONDON. BRITISH PETROLEUM BOUGHT 97.8% OF SUPERTEST IN 1971. TALISMAN ENERGY BOUGHT BP CANADA IN 1992 THUS ACQUIRING SUPERTEST.
Function: FOR SERVICE STATION ADVERTISING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'SUPERTEST/ TRADEMARK/ CANADA'S ALL CANADIAN COMPANY'
Missing: None apparent.
Finish: BLACK BORDERING AND LETTERING/ ORANGE TRADEMARK WITH GREEN TRIM ON WHITE BACKGROUND, IN ENAMEL
Decoration: N/A

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P. & M., Sign, between 1922–1970, Artifact no. 1976.0355, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0355.001/

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