Gas Logo Merch
Description: Sav'n Sam's Service Stations were found primarily throughout California, though did make their way into Nevada and possibly Oregon. They were an independent chain that carried 3 grades of gasoline, Regular, Ethyl, and Super Ethyl. The original artwork has been painstakingly recreated from resource material to create a nice, authentic t-shirt where Sav'n Sam can live on!
Description: Octan is a fictional oil company that has appeared in multiple Lego sets since 1992. Before that time, logos of the real-world oil companies Esso, Shell and Exxon were used on sets. The Shell logo continued to be used on promotional sets after that time. In 2014, This version of the classic Octan logomark includes a date correct tagline along with a well-seasoned vintage treatment to give it a genuine '90s look.
Description: Silver Coyote Service Station is an original retro automotive design inspired by vintage roadside garages, classic filling stations, mid-century advertising, and old-school Americana. Featuring a sleek silver coyote, bold service-station lettering, and a clean vintage badge layout, this design is ideal for mechanics, classic car enthusiasts, hot rod fans, road-trip lovers, garage owners, petroliana collectors, and anyone who appreciates nostalgic automotive artwork.
Description: A graphic featuring a skull wearing a gas mask with intense yellow eyes. Behind the skull is an orange and yellow explosion effect. Below the skull, the text "THE VILLAGE IDIOTS" is displayed in bold yellow capital letters. A small blue "BS" logo is positioned to the right of the skull.
Description: In early internal combustion engines, “knocking” resulted from the out-of-sequence detonation of the gasoline-air mixture in a cylinder. The constant shock added to exhaust valve wear and frequently damaged engines. After five years of lab work to find an additive to eliminate pre-ignition “knock” problems of gasoline, General Motors researchers Thomas Midgely Jr. and Charles Kettering discovered the anti-knock properties of tetraethyl lead. Their early experiments had examined the properties of knock suppressors such as bromine, iodine and tin – and compare these to new additives such as arsenic, sulfur, silicon and lead.
Description: Following the break-up of Standard Oil in 1911, the Standard Oil Company of New York, or Socony, was founded, along with 33 other successor companies. In 1920, the company registered the name "Mobiloil" as a trademark. Henry Clay Folger was head of the company until 1923, when he was succeeded by Herbert L. Pratt.
