Moebius Oil Seal, Image by StuE, Found by Garry J.
Found in Yorkshire, 16mm, 2.3g.
MOEBIUS * curved inside a border of pellets // 5 lobed star or flower head, (CHAL)LENGE (see below) around, OIL along the bottom, all in border of pellets.
From Paul Cannon, "I wonder if this relates to Moebius Motor Oil and specifically their ‘Challenge’ brand of oil. I believe I can read [CHAL]LENGE OIL on the seal. See Grace's Guide The firm were based at Homerton in NE London in the very early 1900s. For one of Moebius’ oil cans see petroliana.net. The side of this can reads “Refuse this can if the seal is broken” – perhaps each can had one of these seals attached to the opening?"
History of H. Moebius & Fils Manufacturers of Lubricants for Watches and Fine Mechanies;
ln 1855, the watch-maker Hermann Moebius started making oils for watches in Hannover. H. Moebius & Fils owe it to his enterprising spirit and the continued dedication of his descendants that they occupy today the foremost position in the world in thef ield of lubricants for watches and fine mechanics. ln the following is a short summary of the outstanding events which occurred since the foundation of the company more than 120 years ago:
1855 - Foundation of the company in Hannover (Germany) by the watch-maker Hermann Moebius. He was the first to discover the excel-lent properties of neats foot oil in the lubrication of watches. Lt was also he himself who in the following years produced the most valuable oils on this basis.
1855-1890 -During this period the Moebius oils already attained international renown and their excellent quality was confirmed by numerous awards won at important fairs in Germany and abroad.
1892 - Establishment of the subsidiary H. Moebius & Fils in Basle(Switzerland) which later on took over the industrial production and worldwide distribution of their products.
1892-1950 - These years were dedicated mainly to the perfection of qualityand increase invariety of the products range.
1951 - Production plant and distribution were shifted to Allschwil. Basle Country, the present location of the company.
1952 - Many years of joint research with the Swiss Horlogical lnstitutein NeuchAtel resulted in the development of the well-known oil Moebius SYNT-A-LUBE. This fully synthetic oil occupies an out-standing position in the history of lubrication. Even 25 years after its first appearance it is still the oil most in demand all over thethe world.
1970 - Development of the Moebius oils for plastics. Thanks to the considerable improvement in performance achieved its the use on plastics, these lubricants find an ever increasing range of applications.
1971 - Marketing of a vast range of lubricants precisely adapted to the requirements of fine mechanics. The final result - so far – of these endeavours is a product range consisting of 13 groups, well-known under the name MICROGLISS.
1973 - Practical tests made with the first samples of a newly developed epilame on the basis of plastics. Thanks to its outstanding qualities, this product for surface treatment known under the trade name of FIXODROP BS has in the meantime been well introduced and acclaimed on the market. From H. Moebius & Fils Sales Program.