Artist/Maker
Wm. F. Nye. Inc.
Place MadeNew Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Title
Nyoil
DateCirca 1925-1975
Mediumtin, plastic, enamel
Dimensions4 5/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (11.7 × 5.4 × 3.2 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3858.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA red-on-white Nyoil spouted-can container (3 1/4 oz.) is empty and trimmed in silver, bearing the Nye Company whaling vignette logo and text. The can has a red plastic cover, a dropper tip, and white and black enamel paint. Presumed to contain whale/spermaceti oil in solution.ProvenanceNOTE: CW-0308-B transferred to education and NUMBER CHANGED to E-66On View
Not on view
William F. Nye, Inc.
William F. Nye, Inc.
Nye Oil Company
Circa 1965
Nye Oil Company
