Oil can, Ambrosia

Datasheet
Type of object
Box
Origin
Switzerland
Technique and material

Sheet metal

Date
From 1920 to 2000
Dimensions
37 x 22 x 15.5 cm

Tin can with screw cap and handle. Ambrosia-brand oil has a Greek statue as its emblem and was first marketed in Switzerland in 1920 by Ernest Hürlimann in Wädenswil.

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