[Spindletop] [Petroliana] 1901 Texas Oil Company "Lucky Dime" Promotional Map and Stock Offering
by Gladys Oil Company
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Oklahoma City, OK: Daily Oklahoman, 1901. Map Illustrated Advertisement. Near Fine. A seminal promotional piece by an American oil company, offering a nascent map of the rich Spindletop drilling area in Southern Texas during it's proving and cash-raising stages. Published in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper in 1901 to encourage investors to "buy-in" to the excitement of the oil boom, this enticing ad worked her wallet-opening charms well, as the region ultimately became famous for both it's quality and quantity of sustained oil production. The ad measures 19.5 inches tall x 14 inches wide with some toning and faint fold lines barely evident. It has been deacidified and linen backed with a few tiny archival repairs to top and left edges. A significant and early piece of Texas Petroliana.
Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4590
- Title
- [Spindletop] [Petroliana] 1901 Texas Oil Company "Lucky Dime" Promotional Map and Stock Offering
- Author
- Gladys Oil Company
- Format/Binding
- Map Illustrated Advertisement
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Daily Oklahoman
- Place of Publication
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Date Published
- 1901
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
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Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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