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- Artist / Maker
- Bardahl Lubricants
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Description
- Flat cylindrical metal canister with plastic squeeze tube lid. Lid top is white. Lid base is green. Label on body is black with a green horizontal stripe running along the bottom front. Text on front is white. On the back, the top portion shows a grid of images of machines for which the oil ca…
- Repository
- West Vancouver Art Museum
- Artist / Maker
- Bardahl Lubricants
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Accession Number
- 2005.012.265
- Origin - Country
- Canada
- Origin - Province / Territory
- British Columbia
- Origin - Municipality
- Vancouver
- Use - Country
- Canada
- Use - Province / Territory
- British Columbia
- Use - Municipality
- West Vancouver
- Subject Access
- Domestic
- Artifact Category
- Distribution & Transportation Artifacts: Container
- Description
- Flat cylindrical metal canister with plastic squeeze tube lid. Lid top is white. Lid base is green. Label on body is black with a green horizontal stripe running along the bottom front. Text on front is white. On the back, the top portion shows a grid of images of machines for which the oil can be used. On the back, the bottom portion is black. Some liquid contents inside.
- Height
- 8.75
- Width
- 6
- Depth
- 3
- Units
- cm
- Dimension Remarks
- Height including lid is 12 cm
- Material
- Metal
- Plastic
- Liquid
- Paint
- Colour
- Black
- Green
- White
- Marks / Labels
- Front: "NET CONTENTS 3 FLD.OZ - 2.84 CENTILITRES/BARDAHL/Home and/Office Oil/HIGH SPEED LUBRICATION/REDUCES FRICTION/WILL NOT GUM/PREVENTS RUST." Back top has text over images: "SEWING MACHINES WASHERS REFRIGERATORS VACUUM CLEANERS/LAWN MOWERS RIFLES ELECTRIC MOTORS FANS/RECORD PLAYERS MECHANICAL TOYS OFFICE MACHINES TYPEWRITERS." Back bottom: "REDUCES FICTION TO A FRACTION/This oil is a special blend with a film strength many/times that of regular oils. It may be used in either slow/ or high speed applications or under heavy loads. Ma-/chines lubricated with this oil will remain lubricated/twice as long as with regular oils./MANUFACTURED BY/BARDAHL/LUBRICANTS/VANCOUVER/CANADA/ (WESTERN) LTD."
- Repository
- West Vancouver Art Museum