White Rose Gasoline Sign: Vintage Double Sided With “Slate Boy” – VS6454

White Rose Gasoline Sign Additional Details

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Overall, this White Rose Gasoline sign is in Very Good (VG) condition, and is an excellent example of this now over 80-year-old item. We sell all of our original petroliana advertising in unrestored condition because it is our belief that each blemish is part of the unique history of that item (such as the history of this particular sign and BB guns). Furthermore, while both U.S. and Canadian versions of this sign exist, this is believe to be a U.S. edition, as the area at the bottom of the slate board is blank. Canadian editions of this sign have a "Canadian Oil Companies" mark on the lower frame of the slate board. This rare, vintage White Rose Gasoline sign, and all of our signs are guaranteed to be authentic, backed by over a century of experience in the antiques and collectibles marketplace. This sign is original memorabilia from one of America's most iconic brands. We are a one stop shop when it comes to outfitting your man cave or game room. We can can outfit an entire gas station or automotive themed room for you, or help you find that one special item that has been missing from your collection. In addition to signs, we have vintage visible gas pumps, oil pumps, lubesters, and more, that we have fully restored to working, museum quality condition. Our petroliana restorations are the best in the business because nobody has been doing it longer, or pays as much attention to detail.

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Canadian Oil Companies And National Refining Company History

Canadian Oil Companies, Limited was a Canadian integrated oil and gas company based in Toronto, Ontario. The company operated between 1908 and 1962 and was best known for the White Rose gasoline brand it sold across Canada. At the time of its sale to Shell Canada in 1962, Canadian Oil Companies was the country's last major domestically-owned petroleum company.

By 1908, the Canadian Oil Company had gone bankrupt. That year, the National Refining Company acquired Canadian Oil for $400,000. National had been incorporated in 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio and was founded by Julius I. Lamprecht (1853-1920). After the purchase, National reorganized the assets of Canadian Oil and on 4 December incorporated a new company called Canadian Oil Companies, Limited.

Under its American ownership, Canadian Oil Companies used the same product names and advertising schemes that National used in the United States. From the early 1910s Canadian sold White Rose Gasoline, En-Ar-Co Motor Oil, and Black Beauty Axle Grease. National Refining had conceived the name "White Rose" in 1890.

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