Lot 139: Duckham's Adcoids N.P. Motor Oil Tin
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A rectangular lithographed motor oil tin for Duckham’s Adcoids N.P. The tin is finished in a green ground with yellow and brown lettering and features a patent telescopic spout to the top shoulder. One side panel displays a carbon test graphic comparison between Duckham’s oil and a previously standardised oil, situated above a detailed recommendation chart for various car manufacturers including Austin, Bentley, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Ford, Hillman, Humber, Morris, Riley, Rolls-Royce, Singer, Standard, Sunbeam, Talbot, Triumph, Vauxhall, and Wolseley. The reverse features detailed marketing text regarding motor oil production. Stamped batch code to the front reads MED P 8 4. Manufactured by Alexander Duckham & Co. Ltd., 6 Broad Street Place, London, E.C.2.
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