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VEEDOL - c.1930 "Société Française des huiles minérales - Pa…
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236
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VEEDOL - c.1930 "Société Française des huiles minérales - Pa…
See original version (French)
Estimate €250 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
VEEDOL - c.1930
"Société Française des huiles minérales - Paris".
Rare original advertising blotting-pad in sheet metal with glassoïd cover. 12.8 x 8.3 cm. With its blade and blotters.
Very good condition - there are discrete traces of translucent oxidation around the edges.
Company founded in 1913 by Tide Water Oil Ltd (New York), with its refinery in Bayenne, New Jersey (USA) and selling under the brand name "Veedol" the world's first oil, 100% Pennsylvania motor oil, distributed via the Société Française des Huiles Minérales, based in Paris.
In 1928, the famous German airship Graf Zeppelin used Veedol lubricants on its round-the-world flight.
In 1931, the Miss Veedol aircraft made the first transpacific flight, also using this engine oil. In 1986, Burmah Castrol bought the worldwide rights to market Veedol lubricants. In 2000, Bp acquired Burmah Castrol.
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