Antique Axle Grease Tin Can Cleghorn St Fitchburg Mass Snow Flake Advertising
Description
Brand: Snow Flake Axle Grease
Manufacturer: The Snow Flake Axle Grease Co.
Main Office Location: Cleghorn St., Fitchburg, Mass. (Massachusetts)
Branch Office Locations: 108 No. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. / 23 Davis St., San Francisco, Cal.
Material: Soldered sheet metal/tin with a paper label
Design Feature: Fitted with a robust integral side handle
Dimensions: Approximately 7 3/4" Tall x 5" Base Diameter
Prominent Label Text: "Will give One Hundred Dollars for any article that excels Snow Flake Axle Grease"
Historical Context: An exceptional piece of late 19th or early 20th-century American industrial advertising, highlighting historic regional distribution routes spanning from New England to the West Coast.
A very collectible antique handled industrial grease can from The Snow Flake Axle Grease Co. of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This early advertising piece boasts an eye-catching, bold guarantee offering a $100 reward for any product outperforming their blend. Complete with its original side-mount loop handle and a wonderfully clear green-tinted paper label, this primitive industrial tin makes a remarkable display piece for any country store collector or industrial advertising enthusiast.
Condition
Overall: Very good primitive antique condition with great character and excellent display qualities.
Label Integrity: The original paper label remains fully intact and remarkably readable, showing clean typography and age-appropriate toning.
Structure: All factory seams are fully tight and solidly soldered; the original tin loop handle remains firmly attached.
Surface Wear: Expected age-appropriate surface corrosion, patina, and light staining present across the raw metal body and neck.
Dents: Features two minor dings—one along the lower base rim and another positioned just above the word "THE" on the primary label block.
Lid/Cover: The original metal lid remains tightly fitted and slightly askew; it has been left exactly as found to preserve the integrity of the piece.
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