Pattern: Vintage Road Map, Champlin Oils Presto Gasoline, Oil & Gas Advertising, Service Station Collectible, Promotional Products, Travel Ephemera, (Discontinued)
Made in USA
Vintage: 1948
Details: This is a wonderful old map made by Rand McNally. On the cover is the Champlin Presto Gasoline logo, unfolded there are two other ads for Champlin Oils. Champlin Refining Company was founded in Enid, OK by Hiram Champlin in 1917. In 1984, by then part of the Union Pacific Corporation, the entire retail operation was sold to American Petrofina and the plant was closed. One side has the State of Missouri map and the other side has a nice advertisement for Champlin plus a map of the entire US. We've dated this map to 1948 based on the Rand McNally mark: "0-46-3606V-5". This map is the perfect gift for a collector, whether collecting for nostalgia, a gas station collection, local history, map makers, or memories of a visited/lived-in destination, there are many reasons to start or continue this great and relatively inexpensive hobby. If this is your hobby, we hope this map brings you joy. Great going away present for someone moving to or leaving the state of Missouri.
Material: Paper
Dimensions: 9" by 4.5" Folded
Condition: Vintage - Used. Average Vintage Condition. There are several tears on the fold lines, lots of yellowing and stains. These are all acceptable due to age/use/wear and this patina is the reason why so many people love old maps. The brass pieces are weights to keep the map in place for photographing. Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns. Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.
