Buffalo New York Star Oil Works Standard 1893 Billhead 8.5 x 5.5

This document is dated 1893 and originates from Star Oil Works in Buffalo, New York, a division associated with Standard Oil Company of New York during the height of the American petroleum industry’s expansion.

By the late nineteenth century, Standard Oil had developed an extensive network of regional offices and subsidiaries, distributing lubricating and illuminating oils across the United States. Buffalo’s strategic position on the Great Lakes made it a key hub for industrial supply, where petroleum products supported manufacturing, transportation, and everyday commercial activity.

The billhead features bold printed branding with the distinctive Star Oil Works emblem, alongside references to lubricating and illuminating oils, naphthas, gasolines, and greases. Handwritten entries detail quantities, pricing, and transaction notes, layered over a structured ledger format with ruled lines and accounting columns. The combination of typography and manuscript notation reflects active business use and offers insight into period trade practices.

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