The traumatic birth of the modern and vicious political campaign when upton sinclair ran for governor of california in 1934, new media were marshaled to beat him. The sinclair dinosaur exhibit drew large crowds once again at the 1936 texas centennial exposition. See more ideas about old gas stations, vintage signs and oil and gas. Newspaper articles about sinclair oils worlds fair exhibit. Sinclair ad american museum sinclair dinosaur expedition 1934 fortune mag. Century of progress records chicago public library. See more ideas about worlds fair, dinosaur valley state park and world. Following the chicago worlds fair, the oil company recorded its most successful single promotion. Originally a new york corporation, sinclair oil reincorporated in wyoming in 1976. For the first time i could look up and appreciate the actual size of these prehistoric monsters and, over forty years later, im fortunate to still be able to see it at the. Books 2 consumer electronics 1 entertainment memorabilia 1 sporting goods 1.
Sinclair paid for an exhibit at the 1934 chicago worlds fair. Petroleum collectibles are among the most popular antiques today, and sinclair is one of the most fondly remembered of all the gasoline marketers. Alen, who was known for creating lifelike papiermache animals for motion pictures. Find great deals on ebay for sinclair dinosaur and worlds fair dinosaur. The corporations logo famously features the silhouette of a large green dinosaur. Evolution of a tyrannosaurus look don gluts dinosaurs. The traumatic birth of the modern and vicious political campaign. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back.
Todays gallery showcases the complete 1967 booklet sinclair and the exciting world of dinosaurs. Its the cover of the booklet, a masterpiece of oldschool dinosaur art. Get the best deal for sinclair dinosaur from the largest online selection at. They were promoting lubricants refined from crude oil believed to have formed when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The feet have two tabs, one in the front and one in the back, that can be drilled so you can bolt this down if need be. Get the best deals on sinclair dinosaur when you shop the largest online selection at. Brown for his careful revision of the manuscript for this book and for his exhaustive care in helping sinclair give the arnerican public a scientifically accurate account of an extremely fascinating subject. Dinosaur stamp album 1935 up for auction we are offering this great stamp album from 1935, put out by the sinclair refining co. Using that as a promotional vehicle they creatured aweinspiring lifesize dinosaur models that were at the worlds fair in new york city in the 1960s. But this monstrous tome takes the prehistoric cake. Sinclair oil corporation is an american petroleum corporation, founded by harry f. The library quarterly, ala convention notebook, october 16, 1933. In 1933 1934, he appeared in the century of progress chicago worlds fair.
The traumatic birth of the modern and vicious political. The paintings for the sinclair dinosaur book were made by james. Long before 3d printing was a thing, kids of all ages were plunking quarters into moldarama vending machines to get plastic sculptures made right before their eyes. In 2005, for example, we found evidence of feathers on the tail of. I liked the first quarter better than the rest, when bunny was a kid just hanging out. T he sinclair oil corporation has been around since may 1st, 1916 when harry sinclair combined eleven different petroleum companies into one. Brown himself wrote the brochure for the worlds fair exhibit that was published as the sinclair dinosaur book. This incredible exhibit was completely free, but kids could feed quarters into a machine that. Sinclair on may 1, 1916, as the sinclair oil and refining corporation by combining the assets of 11 small petroleum companies. In 1935 the company began published dinosaur stamps and a stamp album that could be filled only with colored dinosaur stamps issued one at a time weekly at sinclair service stations. Upton sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the hardi. Vtg american museum sinclair dinosaur expedition gasoline memorabilia flyer 1934.
The sinclair dinosaur book paperback 1934 by barnum brown author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The large square painting was used on the cover of the book. Here, the dinos are being shipped via barge down the hudson river. Dino pronounced dyeno became so popular that sinclair registered him as a trademark in 1932.
They were promotional items handed out at sinclair gas stations. A little over 30 years later, he traveled to new york for the 19641965 worlds fair, however, this time he was paired with stateoftheart animatronics. This is a digital transfer of hi8 tape i shop in 1991 of three james e. Despite what id seen in books and cartoons, this replica gave me something that id never had before. Allens painting done for the sinclair dinosaur book 1934, a widely distributed giveaway item written by. In 1930, the corporation chose as its logo a silhouette of a large green dinosaur, at the time known as a brontosaurus. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The first sinclair brontosaurus trademark made its debut in chicago during the 19331934 century of progress worlds fair. Sinclair s advertising writers first had the idea to use dinosaurs in sinclair marketing back in 1930.
A pair of vintage sinclair oil inflatable dinosaurs from the 1960s. Since 1967, paleontology has updated our vision of these magnificent creatures. According steve dashew, the founder of international fiberglass, he had hoped that sinclair would be interested in marketing the dinosaur. The inner map invites folks to be sure and visit the dinosaur exhibit at the 1934 chicago worlds fair. A lifesize dino appeared in the century of progress chicago worlds fair in 19331934, along with. The book has a fascinating connection to the sinclair oil story, but lets start at.
She is passionate about making good books, and she suc ceeds. And in 1935, sinclair issued stamp books that could be filled with dino stamps given out weekly at the sinclair service stations. Box 1, folder 3, official guidebook of the fair, 1933, with 1934 supplement. In 2007, the dinosaur wore a painted shell yellow vest. Sinclair oil built a dinosaurland for the worlds fair, ran. The latter resulted in giving away some 4 million albums. During the 1934 field season, sinclair oil funded browns fieldwork in wyoming, where the paleontologist was working a sauropod quarry, of course. Sinclair dino 8 foot cast aluminum dinosaur mobile. They were commissioned for the sinclair dinosaur book which was published in 1934. Harry sinclair had his eye on a rival, prairie oil and gas a rockefeller. Sinclair r collectibles a schiffer book for collectors wayne henderson on. The elderly members of the dml grew up with the allen paintings in the books by carroll lane fenton, but the best image of all, i think, is seldom seen but is reproduced here. In the sinclair dinosaur book 1934, a followup to their popular exhibition, sinclair is nuanced about the relationship of dinosaurs to petroleum, writing about oil as if it were a fine wine. My favorite of the three is actually the stegosaurus.
For an inanimate object weighing just a tiny fraction of an ounce, the postage stamp can sometimes stir up a whole lot of trouble. Yes, we have shared with you some other sinclair memorabilia in our sinclair archives, and specifically some things from this same worlds fair. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books and more. Another one of sinclair s famous free dinosaur promos, this ones packed with great paintings on every page. The largest promotional event for sinclair was in 1964. A wide variety of classified ads buy, rent, sell and find anything wine barrel listings. When upton sinclair ran for governor of california in 1934, new. In 1934 allen produced a series of six lithographs of dinosaurs for sinclair refining company. In this beautiful book the authors have told the story of sinclair oil.
The first sinclair dinosaurs appeared in 1930, when the company was trying to promote its new wellsville, pennsylvania, lubricants, which were derived from crude oil that had been forming since the mesozoic era, the 180millionyearlong. This cute green dinosaur is the companys mascot and it made its first appearance at the chicago worlds fair in 1933 1934. Published by sinclair oil, it showcases their dinosaur exhibit at the worlds fair in 1934. That same year he illustrated the sinclair dinosaur book, followed by the sinclair dinosaur stamp album in 1935. The corporations logo features the silhouette of a large green dinosaur. Four years later, even more visitors marvelled at an improved 70foot dinosaur in sinclairs dinoland pavilion at the 19391940 new york worlds fair. Allen also created some dinosaur sculptures for the amnh. Along with the texaco star, the shell scallop, and the mobil flying horse, the sinclair dinosaur is one of the most identifiable symbols in petroliana. The sinclair dinosaur statue type shown below and on the next pages was originally produced by international fiberglass in the mid1960s. Barntjm brown, leader of the american museum sinclair dinosaur expedition, has discovered according to science service, washington, d. Hunting lost worlds in wyomings bighorn basin a geology tour with kirk johnson, director of the smithsonian natural history museum, and will clyde, a geology professor at university of new. For both worlds fairs, the sinclair dinosaur was accompanied by other dinosaur models. Up for bids is a great vintage 1934 sinclair gasoline road map for chicago and vicinity.
In 1933, a popular dinosaur exhibit at the 1933 chicago worlds fair was sponsored by sinclair oil corporation. Allens painting done for the sinclair dinosaur book 1934, a widely distributed giveaway item written by paleontologist barnum brown. Ny worlds fair sinclair dinoland life size dinosaurs booklet 1964. In 1932, this new entity was renamed consolidated oil corporation. A lifesize dino appeared in the century of progress chicago worlds fair in 19331934, along with several other dinosaurs built by p. Magazine type book published by sinclair oil company. Vintage sinclair gasoline promo dinosaur toy figures new sealed. Hunting lost worlds in wyomings bighorn basin travel. It began life in 1934 as the liberty bottling company, operated by an. Make offer my th lot of 15 sinclair gas station vintage dinosaur book monster. Sixteen million people came to gawk slackjawed at the giant beasts returned from earths last great age.
Sinclairr collectibles a schiffer book for collectors. Creepy classics presents above photo by janice adams. Vintage sinclair gasoline 1934 chicago road map dino. A wide variety of classified ads buy, rent, sell and find anything 55 gallon plastic barrel listings.
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