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Original Standard Oil Advertising Clock

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
Original Standard Oil Advertising Clock
This lot features a Original Standard Oil Advertising Clock. The clock features the Standard Oil color scheme and black hands. Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refinery in the world of its time. Its controversial history as one of the world's first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly. The piece is in working condition, and shows good condition for its age. It has some paint spilled on the top. It measures