Salesman Sample, Oil Case?

[olecanalantiques]

Loving this piece but would like to know a little more..

[sapphire]

Don't know if this will help forming a time line, based on what's in your case........

http://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=fta&Product_Code=ltc90018&Category_Code=26zli

"The Brooks Oil Company was founded in 1876 in Cleveland producing gasoline and lubricants. In the 1920s Brooks started production of Leadolene a high pressure industrial lubricant for steel mills and other industrial plants. Gasoline production and service stations were phased out. After Leadolene came Klingfast, Barcote other roll oil products and forging and drawing compounds. The main plant was located on East 87th Street Cleveland and may be operating today as the Brooks Technology Company. In the late 1960s the Brooks Oil Company was purchased by the Premier Industrial Corporation."

http://www.onlinebiographies.info/oh/cuya/whitaker-mc.htm

"Alfred Whitaker was a well known business man of Cleveland. He was the founder of the Brooks Oil Company of this city and was owner of the same at the time of his death. He was a leader in democratic politics. The family home was in Bedford, but following her husband's death in 1896 Mrs. Whitaker brought her little family to Cleveland for better educational facilities."


1890's Victorian trade card......

http://collectibles.bidstart.com/VICTORIAN-TRADE-CARD-CLEVELAND-OHIO-BROOKS-PLAINFIELD-/12551909/a.html


Sorry, that's all I could come up with

[olecanalantiques]

Thanks Saphi, i didn't find much either, it's probably probably pretty rare id say..

[fancypants]

Cool little item(s) , olecanalantiques .

Ya gotta love the proud product name of "Leadolene" .

No wonder they changed their name (like BP did) !

It'd be a great set for an auto/industrial/oil-company museum/home display , but maybe lead residue in the case/corks/bottles is an issue that would best be left unhandled , so to speak ?

[olecanalantiques]

May be, i hope handling it is not going to cause health issues!

[waywardangler]

I have seen the guy with the bow and arrow ones (forgot the name) but not the Brooks.