Aviation Gasoline Shorts
Description: This design is based on an old Clipper Gasoline porcelain sign which features their signature yellow, green, and orange color combination along with their telltale Boeing 314 Clipper long-range flying boat above sunset lit ocean waves. Clipper apparently produced both automobile and aviation fuel during their time and are a rather rare brand to come across in the antique circles according to those who hunt down vintage gasoline and service station signs and memorabilia.
Description: During September 1919, Harry Sinclair restructured Sinclair Oil and Refining Corporation, Sinclair Gulf Corporation, and 26 other related entities into Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation. In 1932, this new entity was renamed Consolidated Oil Corporation. In 1943, it was renamed Sinclair Oil Corporation. Near the beginning of the Great Depression, Sinclair sold the remaining interest in its pipeline subsidiary to Standard Oil Company (Indiana) for US$72.5 million (Standard Oil had purchased a 50% interest in the pipeline subsidiary in 1921). With these funds, including an additional US$33.5 million from an additional common stock issue, Sinclair retired several promissory notes and prepared to weather the Depression.
Description: In the late 19th century, inventor **Confer revolutionized the oil industry** by refining a superior **illuminating oil (kerosene)** for lamps, while transforming crude oil by-products into **steam engine lubricants**—a breakthrough that reduced waste and fueled industrial growth. In 1885, he founded **The Empire Oil & Grease Company**, establishing oil refineries in **Reno** and headquarters in **Oil City, Pennsylvania**, then the epicenter of America’s oil boom. Under the iconic **Wolf's Head brand**, Confer’s company pioneered **specialized motor oils** for early automobiles, outboard boat engines, and airplanes, becoming a trusted name in lubrication technology. This blend of innovation and sustainability cemented Empire Oil’s legacy
