British American Oil Company Ad and Poster Collection
British American Oil Company Ad and Poster Collection: British American Oil Company was founded in 1906 by Albert Leroy Ellsworth in Ontario, Canada. The company was following American standards as American petroleum products was the world standard of that time. BA was a British company with American standards in Canada. 1968: B/A acquired the Gulf Oil Corporation’s interest of Swanigan Chemicals Limited and shareholders endorsed the proposal to use name Gulf Oil Canada Limited, and 1969 January 1, B/A, Royalite, and Shawinigan Chemicals amalgamated under the name of Gulf Oil Canada Limited, the end of an era. (The History the British American Oil Company by Alex Colwell)

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