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One sheet Peterson Automotive Museum vintage promotional poster for Sinclair Oil's "Dino Soap" giveaway, likely dating from the 1950s or 1960s. The poster advertises a "Free Dino Soap With Tankful Purchase".
Product Information
Brand: Sinclair Oil Corporation
Promotion: Customers who purchased a tank of gasoline received a free bar of "Dino Soap".
Mascot: The promotion featured "Dino" the Apatosaurus (formerly known as a Brontosaurus), which had been the company's iconic mascot since the 1930s, used to promote motor oils supposedly derived from crude oil formed during the dinosaur era.
Collectibility: Original posters and unused soap with the original box are rare finds and sought after by collectors of "petroliana" (gas and oil memorabilia). |
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