Description: PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING. I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions. This sale is for One advertising BILLHEAD from MANHATTAN OIL COMPANY of Nebraska, Inc. independent of all trusts, located in OMAHA, NEBRASKA in the year 1912. Officers listed at the top: J. P. Howe as President. W. E. Howe as Vice President. O. A. Youngerman as Secretary. C. J. Dutton as Treasurer. It lists: PENACENE the famous Pennsylvania oil and PENN ROSE GASOLINE -best on Earth. They sell all kinds of grease, oil and refined oil and gasoline. Historical Notes: A.W. Long's start in the oil business came on March 1, 1915 when he bought Sikes oil (Sikes of Leonardville, Kansas fame) and started the Manhattan Oil Company. He bought his oil and gasoline from Chanute Refining, Kansas City, a division of the recently broken trust of Standard Oil. He purchased his supplies at wholesale and set up shop in a 15X20 foot sheet metal building at the corner of 1st and Colorado, near the railroad depot. That same year he opened the first drive-in filling station in Manhattan at that same location. He also purchased a Great Bend truck in Topeka that year to help improve deliveries of bulk fuel to the farming community. Manhattan Oil gets name changed to Long and Company and then to the Long Oil Company when on June 7, 1917 Long Oil Company became a Kansas corporation. Throughout the time Long Oil existed Mr. Long would always refer to his company as an all Kansas company and referred to this fact whenever he advertised. If you have questions please contact me. Condition of the item: Normal letter folds and in good condition. The Ebay item is a loose piece of paper and not attached to the item. The approximate size is 8 1/2" X 5 3/4" is the approximate size. Terms and Conditions: Payment to Ebay upon purchase. Free shipping to the continental U.S. only. When you receive your item please consider feedback upon seeing it I will reciprocate. Please visit my Ebay store for antique documents, related ephemera and paper collectibles at TexasJohnnyboy Ephemera! Thank you for visiting my store and have a great day!
Price: 63 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-03-28T16:40:54.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type of Advertising: billhead
Color: Beige
Date of Creation: 1912
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Gas & Oil
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
