Delivering "automobile gas" by horse-drawn wagon at a time when there were
fewer than 200 cars in the country.
1901
Imperial workers making their way to the Sarnia refinery.
1902
The company's first tanker, the Imperial, which had a capacity of 6,450
barrels and was chartered by the company in 1902 to carry crude oil from Ohio
ports to Sarnia.
1903
The Imperial Oil Company logo.
1904
Delivering kerosene, a vital product used for lighting and cooking.
1905
A salesman's notebook advertising Polarine, a brand of lubricants sold by
Imperial.
1906
An oil storage and paraffin treating facility.
1907
Imperial's -- and Canada's -- first service station, in Vancouver. Gasoline
was dispensed from a converted hot-water tank through a three-metre length of
garden hose.
