Brocante Petrol tin, Jerry can by ESSO 1956

Esso Petrol can 1956. 

Lovely old Petrol or Jerry can by Esso. Lived through appearance, Esso logo on front. Year 1956. 

• Height: 29,5 cm. 
• Length: 14 cm. 
• Width: 14 cm. 

Esso is a trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. The name is a phonetic version of the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil (SO = Esso), and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States.

In 1972 it was largely replaced in the U.S. by the Exxon brand after it bought Humble Oil, while Esso remained widely used elsewhere. In most of the world, the Esso brand and the Mobil brand are the primary brand names of ExxonMobil, with the Exxon brand name still in use only in the United States alongside Mobil.

The well-known Esso-tiger (Put a tiger in your tank) appeared in 1967.