s m jones company 1951 lucas gusher oil tools sucker rods vintage ad

Original vintage magazine ad, THE S. M. JONES COMPANY, of Toledo, OH. Jones Sucker Rods. Pictured is "one of the first supply stores in Beaumont, TX., which had been opened by S.M. Jones, President of the Acme Sucker Rod Co. early in 1900, was humming with activity on that momentous morning of Jan. 10, 1901. In the words of Mr. A.W. Hamill, the driller on the well: "While we were having breakfast the first oil men arrived at his house on the way to see the well. They were J.S. Cullinan, S.M. (Golden Rule) Jones and T.J. Wood." Old 1951 S M Jones petroleum equipment industry advertisement.Approximate size 9 x 12 inches.