The best way to tell if engine oil is made by the same people, is to go by the
shape of the bottle. Same shape = same manufacturer. Darren
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> up to be loaded out and I noticed he had about a dozen different brands of
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> anti freeze in the nose of the trailer. I commented to him that he must
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> have gotten up awfully early to hit all the places for the brands he had.
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> He said no, they all came from the same factory. >>
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> Back in the 60's most of the antifreeze in the country was made by 3 to 4
> companies. Dow Chemical, Union Carbide (Prestone), E.I. duPont (Xerex) and
> Wyandotte Chemical. Dow primarily made private label for many companies,
> Shell, Mobil, J.C.Penney, etc.
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> This is not at all uncommon its a fact of life. The same thing exists today
> with many, many items. For example crackers and cookies, clothing or baby
> diapers, oil, air filters, etc. A few major manufacturers have the capital
> investment in production plants and make products under their own label but
> many other companies have product packaged under their label by the producers.
> Auto parts is another example. You can purchase the same part under several
> different labels. NAPA or Autozone don't have production plants. They are
> private label resellers. Some people swear by one brand but they are not
> aware that it is actually made by another company that they wouldn't buy.
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> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
