Large (13 ½ x 10 ½ ) 1949 full page color ad for Ethyl Corporation
Title- “Trade-Marks of Nature”- the ad shows a variety of dog breeds and an Ethyl gas pump.
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History- (from Wikipedia) Founded in 1923 Ethyl Corp was formed by General Motors and Standard Oil of New Jersey (ESSO). General Motors had the "use patent" for tetraethyllead, an antiknock additive known as TEL, and ESSO had the patent for the manufacture of TEL. Since the patents affected the marketing of TEL, General Motors and ESSO formed Ethyl Corp., each parent company had a 50% stake in the new corporation. Since neither company had chemical plant experience, they hired Dupont to operate the manufacturing facilities. After patents ran out, Dupont started manufacture of TEL on their own and Ethyl started running its own operations
Condition- This ad is in excellent condition and is sold untrimmed and not matted.
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You can pick this up in Porters Lake. I do go into northend Halifax once a week during the lunch hour and could meet you there if that is easier.
