Hancock Gasoline Shorts
Description: John and Luke Hancock started the Pure Oil of Minneapolis in the early 1900's. They sold out to The Pure Oil Company of Ohio in 1920. Luke Hancock continued to work for Pure Oil, and John Hancock started the Hancock Oil Company in Minneapolis. John Hancock died in 1929, at which time the Minneapolis Hancock Oil stations were sold to Phillips.
Description: John and Luke Hancock started the Pure Oil of Minneapolis in the early 1900's. They sold out to The Pure Oil Company of Ohio in 1920. Luke Hancock continued to work for Pure Oil, and John Hancock started the Hancock Oil Company in Minneapolis. John Hancock died in 1929, at which time the Minneapolis Hancock Oil stations were sold to Phillips.
Description: A circular, retro-style emblem with distressed texture. Features a red rooster silhouette within a circle at the top. Below it, a black banner displays "HANCOCK" in large white distressed letters. A second banner below reads "GASOLINE" in smaller, distressed black letters, with "VECTORE BRAND NAME" curved at the bottom.