Sample, Oil
Production date
1969
Description
A small glass bottle with a plastic screw cap. "New Plymouth West/ MAUI No.1/ CRUDE OIL/ Donated by/ SHELL B.P. & TODD/ OIL SERVICES LTD. INFLAMMABLE" is written on a white label. "Oil Strike, 20/3/1969" is written on a small label on the reverse.
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Object detail
Production date
1969
Classification
Credit line
Following
the
discovery
of
the
giant
Maui
field
off
the
Taranaki
coast
in
1969
the
New
Plymouth
West
Rotary
Club
was
donated
a
quantity
of
crude
oil,
by
Shell
B.P.
&
Todd
Oils
Services
Ltd,
to
use
for
fund
raising
purposes.
Hundreds
of
people
were
able
to
purchase
their
own
small
bottle
of
Maui
Crude.
Accession number
A63.814
Collection type
Public comments
Are they very common still? I have my dads one.
- Jess Button posted 2 years ago.
How much is it worth?
- Matty posted 3 years ago.