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Vintage Black Beauty Axle Grease tin can. Marked En-ar-co Petroleum Products & The National Refining Co. Cleveland. Nice Horse Graphics. Tin is in used condition & has a few scuffs & scratches but still very presentable. Can is not empty & measures just under 2 1/2 inches wide & 1 inch tall. Please view pictures. The National Refining Company was located in Cleveland, Ohio. It began in 1882 as a refiner of kerosene, which was the product used by most households for light. The founder and head of the company until his death in 1920 was J. I. Lamprecht. After his death, his son W. H. Lamprecht became head of the company. The company had refineries in Findlay and Marietta, Ohio, and Coffeyville, Kansas. The Coffeyville, Kansas, refinery was opened in 1906. The company also had other various holdings, including The Canadian Oil Company, which distributed their products in Canada. Other holdings included pipe lines and railroad tank cars. The Canadian Oil Company became independent in 1938. The Coffeyville, Kansas, refinery was sold to COOP refineries in 1944. The rest of the company was purchased by Ashland Oil and Refining Company in 1950.