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Gordon75
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This Salesman Sample case belonged to an employee of the Lincoln Oil Company of Cleveland Ohio. I believe the age to be circa 1915 - 1923. Lincoln Oil was bought by Ohio Oil in 1924. Ohio Oil is now the Marathon Oil Company, still in business today.
It contains 22 bottles of various oil samples. Six are empty, maybe the top sellers. Several labels are clear, some oil soaked and a few have handwritten descriptions of the contents. All corners of the case have metal tips and the leather handles seem to be original. I would appreciate and welcome any information about the case, it's exact age and/or the Lincoln Oil Company. I wrote the media department and will be receiving a history book of the Marathon Oil company, with some information on Lincoln Oil. I hope you enjoy this.
Oil BottlesBefore disposable metal, paper, and plastic engine-oil containers became co…
Salesmans SamplesSalesmans samples were a common item in the early 20th century, as salesmen…
This is a nice salesman sample case, what makes this special is the Lincoln Oil Company, probably not too many of these around. I have a salesman sample case just like this one, only in the Standard Oil theme, it's smaller and much easier to carry. I will post mine probably tomorrow. These cases are probably out of the 20's or 30's. Thanks for sharing!
Great find Gordon75!
Michael