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Posted: 03 Jun 2013


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Don't Wait for a Hearse to Take You to Church

Don't Wait for a Hearse to Take You to Church
A rather macabre message on a National Refining Company "boy with slate" label that advertised En-Ar-Co Motor Oils and White Rose Gasoline.

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 Alan Mays
Alan Mays club
Thanks! Although I hadn't encountered him before, the Boy Holding a Slate was evidently a popular advertising figure for the National Refining Company.
10 years ago.
 Alan Mays
Alan Mays club
Thanks for all your comments and faves!
10 years ago.

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