Hungarian, Ampla, Budapest, Valvoline Oil Seal
Hungarian, Ampla, Budapest, Valvoline Oil Seal, Image & Found by Peter Molar.
Found in Budapest region, 17mm.
AMPLA / 6-pointed star / BUDAPEST curving up around // pelleted shield, VALVOLINE across
From the finder, "A seal of the Valvoline oil Company. I don't know what's Ampla, but possibly a company's name in Budapest around WWII".
The finder also supplied a listing from the 'Central Brand Bulletin' or 'Central Trademark Notice' from 1927, "Ampla Ipari és Kereskedelmi r.-t., Budapest 51199, 51200/44." Unfortunately no other information is supplied in this publication about that name.
See Valvoline, "Dr. John Ellis, the inventor of a petroleum lubricant for steam engines, founded Valvoline on September 6, 1866, in Binghamton, New York, as the "Continuous Oil Refining Company". In 1868, Ellis renamed his Binghamton Cylinder Oil to the more memorable Valvoline. The next year, he moved the Continuous Oil Refining Company to Brooklyn. With his son and son-in-law, Ellis renamed the company to "Ellis & Leonard" and relocated to Shadyside, New Jersey. Valvoline received commendations by Charles F. Chandler and others at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. By the 1890s, Valvoline oil was associated with winning race cars. During the early 20th century, Valvoline was the recommended motor oil for the Ford Model T.
In 1949, Ashland Inc. purchased the Freedom-Valvoline Company. By 2016, Ashland's Valvoline subsidiary accounted for about 37% of the parent company's annual revenue."
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