Holy Grail Iowa Oil Company History Pester & Schaefer Heavy Duty Oil Can 1950's

Description

UP FOR SALE IS A VERY RARE ONE QUART OIL CAN FROM A GAS STATION COMPANY THAT STARTED IN 1950 BY CLOYD PESTER AND HIS WIFE ESTHER IN JEFFERSON, IOWA.
IN THE EARLY 1950'S, JAMES SCHAEFER, (ESTHER'S NEPHEW) JOINED THE BUSINESS AND THE GAS STATION WAS LABELED AS P & S OIL COMPANY.
IN 1955, CLOYD PESTER PASSED AWAY, LEAVING ESTHER AS PRESIDENT AND LEADER OF THE BUSINESS.
TODAY, PESTER MARKETING COMPANY, BASED IN DENVER, COLORADO, OPERATES UNDER THE ALTA NAME. IF YOU DO A SEARCH FOR HISTORY OF PESTER AND SCHAEFER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD HISTORY TIME LINE.
THE CAN IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A FEW DINGS AND SCRAPES. THERE IS SOME SORT OF PAPER RESIDUE ON THE CAN THAT I DID NOT TRY AND REMOVE.
THIS CAN WAS FOUND UNDER A CORN CRIB HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA.