Monday, October 31, 2016

"Put a Tiger in your Tank:" Vintage Esso Pump at Walkersville Heritage Farm Park (Ca. Late 1950s- Early 1960s?)

Here's something that may not be ordinary at any historic farm site- a vintage gas pump.  This vintage Esso (Exxon) pump is near the white shed at the Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

Rusted Esso gas pump (with broken "Esso" sign)
behind the white shed at Heritage Farm Park in
Walkersville, Maryland.

Lead identification sign on the old Esso pump
at Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

Full shot of the Esso pump outside the
Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.
"Happy Motoring!"

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Rosebud Salve Company (Woodsboro, Maryland)

The Rosebud Salve Company, a soap manufacturing company in Woodsboro, Maryland is known for their mail-order soap products.  The company has been operating out of the same building for over 121 years.
Panorama of the Rosebud Salve Company headquarters in
Woodsboro, Maryland.  The company was established in 1895.

Ordinary street shot of the Rosebud Salve Company headquarters
in Woodsboro, Maryland.

"Home of Rosebud Salve" sign, painted on the side of the
Rosebud Salve Company building in Woodsboro, Maryland.