1924 - Petroleum, USA: Story of Lubricating Oil, The R1 of 2

1924 - Petroleum, USA: Lubricating Oil The R1 of 2 01:28:28 Pan over very large storage tanks & oil refinery - steaming chimneys. Fire stills of old method. Stills graphic explaining refining procedure & distilling off lighter gases. 01:32:01 Stillman taking samples & testing of distillation. 01:32:25 Wash tanks where treated oil has most of its impurities removed. Diagram of agitator in tank. Views of tanks in yard & wash tank w/ agitation. 01:35:35 Graphic explaining how oil is chilled to remove any wax impurities; men cleaning filters of wax. 01:37:00 Reducing stills w/ Fuller’s Earth to remove final impurities. Diagram of process. 01:38:46 Revolving kiln & used clay burned off. Filtered oil to storage tanks. Removing petroleum from heavy oil by steam & fire stills shown w/ animated drawings. Petroleum Industry; Oil Refinery; Standard Oil Company of Indiana; Animation; Sponsored Educational Film; 1920s;