More than a century ago, in 1833, the English merchant Marcus Samuel decided to expand his business in London.

More than a century ago, in 1833, the English merchant Marcus Samuel decided to expand his business in London. To this end, Samuel, who had previously traded in antiques, began selling oriental shells in his shop. He had the idea of increasing his income at the expense of the trend of the time, namely the widespread use of shells in interior design. His intuition paid off - soon the demand for shells was so great that Samuel began importing them from the Far East, laying the foundations for his own import-export business.
In In 1886, with the invention of the internal combustion engine, the demand for petrol increased. By this time, Samuel's business had already been passed on to his sons Marcus and Sam. The brothers were involved in importing rice, silk and porcelain. At this time, during a visit to Japan, Marcus became interested in importing oil from Baku. Together, the brothers solved the biggest transport problem of the time and invented the technology for transporting oil in large quantities.
On On 22 July 1892, the oil tanker "Murex", designed by Marcus Samuel, left the English port and sailed to Batumi. The oil produced by the "Nobel Brothers" was loaded into a tanker with 16-litre tin canisters at the Batumi oil terminal. On 22 August 1982, the "Murex" crossed the Suez Canal and sailed to Singapore to the warehouses of the "Shell" company. In 1903, the company chose the well-known shell as its logo.
on the photo you can see see a tin canister, which is kept in the Nobel Brothers' Technological Museum and on which the Shell trademark - a shell - is clearly visible.

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